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Provisory

/pɹəˈvaɪzəɹi/

Containing a proviso.

📖 Definitions of "Provisory"

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.

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