Of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental. / Uncertain; subject to future change. / restrained; polite; to feel one's way, not using full force.

A trial; an experiment; an attempt.

plural of tentative

Of, or having to do with being tentative.

The characteristic of being tentative.

plural of tentativeness

As much as a tent will hold.

plural of tentful

plural of tent

(intransitive) To go camping. / (cooking) To prop up aluminum foil in an inverted "V" (reminiscent of a pop-up tent) over food to reduce splatter, before putting it in the oven.