Associations to the word «Probationary»

Wiktionary

PROBATIONARY, adjective. Of, pertaining to, or subject to probation
PROBATIONARY PERIOD, noun. A period during which a new employee is tried for capability of doing his or her job.

Dictionary definition

PROBATIONARY, adjective. Under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon; "probationary employees"; "a provisional government"; "just a tentative schedule".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.