Meanings
adjectiveprovisionary (comparative more provisionary, superlative most provisionary)
comparative more provisionary · superlative most provisionary
- provisional
The good news in the Case-Shiller index, the most widely watched source of price information about the housing market, is equally provisionary.
2009 July 29, David Streitfeld, “Recovery Signs in Housing Market Stir Some Hope”, in New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveunder terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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APA
provisionary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/provisionary
MLA
“provisionary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/provisionary. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “provisionary,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/provisionary.
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