semipermanent

American  

[sem-ee-pur-muh-nuhnt, sem-ahy-] / ˌsɛm iˈpɜr mə nənt, ˌsɛm aɪ- /

adjective

1. not quite permanent.

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Etymology

Origin of semipermanent

First recorded in 1885–90; semi- + permanent

Example Sentences

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

But most of the tents, as well as some semipermanent structures, remained in the northern section.

From Los Angeles Times

What was once an isolated, stable society cloaked in semipermanent darkness has been thrust to the forefront of Arctic change by rapid warming and the interests that warming precipitates.

From Scientific American

Moreover, to the degree these shifts in the composition of the economy may be semipermanent, we do not know how seamlessly the economy will adjust.

From Seattle Times