temporarily

B2
US /ˌtɛmpəˈɹɛɹəli/ UK /ˈtɛmp(ə)r(ər)ɪli/
adv Freq #7838

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    For a limited period of time; not permanently.

    Necromancers were thought to have the power of restoring activity to the dead, either temporarily or permanently[.]

  2. 2
    adv

    for a limited time only

Etymology

From temporary + -ly.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adv · for a limited period of... ad interimawhilebrieflyephemerallyfleetinglyflickeringlyfor a minutemomentarilymomentlysummarilytemporarilytransiently
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