temporarily
adverbcommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈtɛmp(ə)r(ər)ɪli//
- United Kingdom//ˌtɛmp(ə)ˈrɛrɪli//
- United States//ˌtɛmpəˈɹɛɹəli//
For a limited period of time; not permanently.
adverb
- 1
For a limited period of time; not permanently.
Necromancers were thought to have the power of restoring activity to the dead, either temporarily or permanently[.]
The committee also decided that the remains of President Chiang will be entombed temporarily by Tzu Lake, at Tahsi township of Taoyuan County in northern Taiwan, and will be buried on the mainland after it is recovered.
The New York Post also temporarily took down and then revised and republished an article about the Fox reporter’s exchange with White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Monday.
Etymology
Etymology tree English temporary 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 temporarily From temporary + -ly.
temporarily · For a limited period of time; not permanently.
temporary · Not permanent; existing only for a period or periods of time.tempt · To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a…temptation · The act of tempting.