tentatively adv 1: in a tentative manner; "we agreed tentatively on a dinner date"
Tentative \Ten*ta"tive\, a. [L. tentare to try: cf. F. tentatif. See {Tempt}.] Of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental. "A slow, tentative manner." --Carlyle. -- {Ten*ta"tive*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]