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momently

[ moh-muhnt-lee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

First recorded in 1670–80; moment + -ly

A light summer air lifted the old man's thin white locks, fanned his sallow cheeks, and momently revived his fainting spirit.

And here, long, amid the momently increasing confusion, did I persist in my pursuit of the stranger.

Stacks of hay shed a sweet scent momently athwart their path, and more than once fruit-laden branches swept across their faces.

Most colossal of all, it flashes momently out, a woman's head, all flame against the darkness.

Rita had followed every word with breathless attention, her colour coming and going, her eyes growing momently brighter.

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