tentative
adj.adj. not certain or fixed. You use this to describe a plan or a feeling when you are still unsure and might change your mind later.
adj. subject to change or further verification; not fully worked out or developed. Often describes a lack of confidence or hesitation in physical movement or social interaction.
We made a tentative plan to meet on Friday.
The researchers reached a tentative conclusion based on the early data, though more testing is required.
Her first steps onto the ice were tentative and shaky, reflecting a deep-seated fear of falling that she had not yet overcome.
From Medieval Latin tentātīvus (“trying, testing”), from tentō, past participle tentātus (“to try, test”); see tent, tempt.
Often used predicatively after linking verbs like 'remain' or 'feel', or attributively before nouns like 'plan', 'schedule', or 'agreement'.