transitorily

English · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

transitorily

adverb

In a transitory way. With regard to similes of this kind, it will readily occur to the reader that when a resembling subject is once properly introduced in a simile, the mind is transitorily amused with the new object, and is not dissatisfied with the slight interruption.
Similar: fleetingly, temporarily, transiently

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"transitorily." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/transitorily. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

transitorily. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/transitorily

Chicago

"transitorily." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/transitorily.

BibTeX

@misc{transitorily_2026,
  title = {transitorily},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/transitorily},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}