1.
[syn: probationary, provisional, provisionary, tentative]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Provisional \Pro*vi"sion*al\, a. [Cf. F. provisionnel.]
Of the nature of a provision; serving as a provision for the
time being; -- used of partial or temporary arrangements; as,
a provisional government; a provisional treaty.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
provisional
adj 1: under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon;
"probationary employees"; "a provisional government";
"just a tentative schedule" [syn: probationary,
provisional, provisionary, tentative]