Definition of "provisionally" [pro•vi•sion•al•ly]

• In a provisional way; temporarily. (adverb)

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• ""… We have signed on and we are now operating what we call provisionally,""
• "He was really unfit for the trip up town from the old Van Winkle mansion; nevertheless, he made it rather than disappoint his new -- (I use the word provisionally) -- daughter-in-law, who had set her heart upon having the family see what she had bought."
• "Pat, you’re outside my knowledge base now, so I’ll take your word provisionally – grin for it."