momentary adj : lasting for a markedly brief time; "a fleeting glance"; "fugitive hours"; "rapid momentaneous association of things that meet and pass"; "a momentary glimpse" [syn: fleeting, fugitive, momentaneous]

English

Adjective

1. lasting for only a moment
2. happening at every moment; perpetual
3. ephemeral or relatively short-lived

Translations

Derived terms

• momentarily
• momentary god

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