provisionary
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She had already taken that provisionary leap into a mythical future which is one of the perfunctory attitudes of maidenhood.
From The Wayfarers by Mary Stewart Doubleday Cutting
"Fortunately for you, madame, you have never been driven to the necessity of admitting the utility of such provisionary measures."
From The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 2 of 6 by Eugène Sue
Mrs Fanshawe hitched herself into her corner, planted her feet more firmly on the provisionary footstool, and folded her hands on her knee.
From The Independence of Claire by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
These laws are based upon old Roman legislation, amended by ecclesiastical enactments brought hither by the Knights, and fortified by provisionary regulations issued by the several Grand Masters, and designed to meet special cases.
From The Story of Malta by Maturin Murray Ballou
Of course it is all provisionary: I do not even know yet what is to be done with you, whether--whether you will stay with me, or go for a while to some school.
From Countess Erika's Apprenticeship by Ossip Schubin
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