Definition of PROVISORY

provisory

Plural: provisories

Adjective Satellite

  • subject to a proviso
    • "a provisory clause"

Adj

  • Temporary; pending something more permanent.
  • Containing a proviso or condition.
  • Dependent on a proviso or condition.

Noun

  • Synonym of provisional.

Examples

  • A provisory guarantee is rather like blackmail.
  • The provisory clause effectively excluded his otherwise logical heirs from his main inheritance.

Origin / Etymology

From Medieval Latin provisorius, from provis- (supine stem of provideo) + -orius (“-ory”).

Scrabble Score: 17

provisory: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
provisory: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
provisory: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

provisory: valid Words With Friends Word