transiently

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English transient

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English transiently

From transient + -ly.

Adverb

transiently (comparative more transiently, superlative most transiently)

1. In a transient manner; momentarily; briefly.

Synonyms

• fleetingly, temporarily, transitorily; see also Thesaurus:temporarily

Antonyms

• permanently
• chronically

Translations

in a transient manner

• Finnish: ohimenevästi
• Japanese: 暫く (ja) (shibaraku), 一時的に (ja) (ichijiteki ni)