semipermanent

[sem-ee-pur-muh-nuhnt, sem-ahy-]

adjective

1. not quite permanent.

Word History and Origins

Origin of semipermanent¹

First recorded in 1885–90; semi- + permanent

Example Sentences

He said that, like many others without homes, finding semipermanent housing is a good start.

From Los Angeles Times

Seagrass not only sustains myriad marine animals, it also soaks up carbon dioxide and semipermanently buries an abundance of carbon, known as blue carbon.

From Science Magazine

You will receive payments on a semipermanent or permanent basis, which is dependent on the extent of the injuries that you suffered.

From Encyclopedia.com

Park rangers and sanitation crews clear them away, but they return, and some have managed to become semipermanent.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s nothing much at all, simply a kind of semipermanent Wednesday of the soul, a spirit-flattening acceptance of stasis and complacency.

From New York Times