ephemeral
His work was read only ephemerally.
Many of the adolescents participated in the activity only ephemerally.
Heavy clay makes drainage difficult, resulting in ephemerally flooded conditions.
Reading allows learners time to process a new word, whereas in speech it passes ephemerally.
Archaeologists believe that the site was occupied only ephemerally.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Temporary
be a nine days' wonderidiom
casual
casually
eddy
ephemeral
fugitive
here
here today, gone tomorrowidiom
impermanence
impermanency
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pro tem
provisional
provisionary
provisory
sticking plaster
transient
transiently
transitorily
transitory
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