transiently

C2+ Topic:Time
US /ˈtrænʃəntli/ UK /ˈtrænziəntli/
adv

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    in a way that lasts only a short time

    The fever flared transiently and was gone by morning.

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Synonyms
1 adv · in a way that lasts only a... temporarilybrieflyfleetinglymomentarilyephemerally
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Etymology

From transient + -ly; transient is from Latin trānsiēns ('going across'), present participle of trānsīre ('to go across'), from trāns ('across') + īre ('to go').

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