momently
English
Etymology
From Middle English momently, equivalent to moment + -ly.
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL. IPA(key): /ˈməʊməntli/
Adverb
momently (not comparable)
- (archaic) From moment to moment; continually. [from 16th c.]
- 1819, [George Gordon] Lord Byron, Don Juan, II.188:
- The silent Ocean, and the starlight bay, / The twilight glow, which momently grew less, / The voiceless sands, and dropping caves, that lay / Around them, made them to each other press […]
- 1835, Edgar Allan Poe, King Pest:
- Huge stones and beams falling momently from the decaying roofs above them, gave evidence, by their sullen and heavy descent, of the vast height of the surrounding houses […]
- (now literary) Momentarily; for a moment. [from 19th c.]
Synonyms
- (from moment to moment): by degrees, little by little, momentarily; see also Thesaurus:gradually or Thesaurus:sequentially
- (for a moment): briefly, fleetingly, transiently; see also Thesaurus:temporarily
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