provisory

/pɹəˈvaɪzəɹi/

adjective

  1. 1

    Containing a proviso.

    The provisory clause effectively excluded his otherwise logical heirs from his main inheritance.
  2. 2

    Dependent on a proviso or condition.

    A provisory guarantee is rather like blackmail.
  3. 3

    Temporary; pending something more permanent.

Translate “provisory” to another language

Click any language to open the translator with this word already filled in.