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momentary

[moh-muhn-ter-ee]

adjective

  1. lasting but a moment; very brief; fleeting.

    a momentary glimpse.

  2. that might occur at any moment; ever impending.

    to live in fear of momentary annihilation.

  3. effective or recurring at every moment; constant.



momentary

/ ˈməʊməntərɪ, -trɪ /

adjective

  1. lasting for only a moment; temporary

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Other Word Forms

  • momentariness noun
  • intermomentary adjective
  • nonmomentariness noun
  • nonmomentary adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of momentary1

1425–75; late Middle English momentare < Latin mōmentārius. See moment, -ary
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Example Sentences

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Trimble-Pettitt originally pleaded guilty in January but on a basis that the dogs' escape was due to a momentary lapse of concentration, police said.

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"Unfortunately, apart from some momentary outcry, similar events are becoming increasingly irrelevant and seen as marginal news items," he wrote.

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Prosecutor Adrian Stalker said his driving had been dangerous and was "not just a lack of judgement or momentary inattention".

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We share our horror in hushed tones with like-minded friends or find momentary solidarity in a columnist’s outrage, but mostly we’re left to process these events on our own.

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But there seems to be no peace, no matter how momentary, in the GOP’s long-simmering civil war, not even after a traumatic death.

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