provisory

  • 1Provisory — Pro*vi so*ry, a. [Cf. F. provisoire.] 1. Of the nature of a proviso; containing a proviso or condition; conditional; as, a provisory clause. [1913 Webster] 2. Making temporary provision; provisional. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2provisory — index conditional, dependent, interim, interlocutory, provisional, qualified (conditioned), restrictive …

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  • 3provisory — [prə vī′zə rē, prōvī′zər ē] adj. [ML provisorius < L provisus: see PROVISO] 1. containing a proviso; conditional 2. PROVISIONAL provisorily [prō vī′zə ri lē, prə vī′zə ri lē] adv …

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  • 4provisory — adjective a) containing (a) proviso(es) The provisory clause effectively excluded his otherwise logical heirs from his main inheritance b) dependent on a condition (proviso) A provisory guarantee is rather like blackmail …

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  • 5provisory — adj. 1 conditional; having a proviso. 2 making provision (provisory care). Derivatives: provisorily adv. Etymology: F provisoire or med.L provisorius (as PROVISOR) …

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  • 6Provisory measure — A provisory measure (Portuguese: medida provisória) is a legal act in Brazil through which the President of Brazil can enact laws without approval by the National Congress. There are two requirements for a provisory measure to be used: urgency… …

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  • 7provisory — adjective Date: circa 1611 1. containing or subject to a proviso ; conditional 2. provisional …

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  • 8provisory — provisorily, adv. /preuh vuy zeuh ree/, adj. 1. containing a proviso or condition; conditional. 2. provisional (defs. 1, 2). [1605 15; < ML provisorius, equiv. to L provid , s. of providere to PROVIDE + torius TORY1, with dt > s] * * * …

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  • 9provisory — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. provisional, conditional, dependent, subject. See qualification. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Depending on or containing a condition or conditions: conditional, provisional, tentative. See&#8230; …

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  • 10provisory — pro vi·sory || prÉ™ vaɪzÉ™rɪ adj. subject to conditions, subject to stipulations; temporary, interim; tentative, currently effective but subject to change …

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