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transiently

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

In a transient manner; momentarily; briefly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

adverb

Meaning 2

for a very short time

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • these three pions may actually be joined together transiently as a compound particle during the interchange process

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree English transient Middle English -ly English -ly English transiently From transient + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: ohimenevästi — in a transient manner
  • Japanese: 暫く (shibaraku) — in a transient manner
  • Japanese: 一時的に (ichijiteki ni) — in a transient manner