transitorily

tran·si·to·ry

 (trăn′sĭ-tôr′ē, trăn′zĭ-)

adj.

Existing or lasting only a short time; short-lived or temporary: "the disorder of his life: the succession of cities, of transitory loves" (Carson McCullers).

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[Middle English transitorie, from Old French transitoire, from Late Latin trānsitōrius, from Latin, having a passageway, from trānsitus, passage; see transit.]

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tran′si·to′ri·ly adv.

tran′si·to′ri·ness n.

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Adv.

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transitorily - for a very brief time

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