semipermanent

See also: semi-permanent

English

Alternative forms

• semi-permanent

Etymology

semi- +‎ permanent

Adjective

semipermanent (comparative more semipermanent, superlative most semipermanent)

1. Neither temporary nor entirely permanent; of indefinite duration.
   • 1997, Greg Stone, Building a Solar-Heated Pit Greenhouse: Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin A-37

     Such movable insulation could be applied to the end walls, either in the form of insulating shutters or a more semipermanent arrangement such as the one I use on the north roof of my pit.

Related terms

• semipermanence
• semipermanently