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Vinony

temporarily

adverb

  1. for a short period of time
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌtɛmpəˈɹɛɹəli/ / /ˈtɛmp(ə)r(ər)ɪli/ / /ˌtɛmp(ə)ˈrɛrɪli/

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English temporary Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English temporarily From temporary + -ly.

  1. For a limited period of time; not permanently.

    “Necromancers were thought to have the power of restoring activity to the dead, either temporarily or permanently[.]”

    “The committee also decided that the remains of President Chiang will be entombed temporarily by Tzu Lake, at Tahsi township of Taoyuan County in northern Taiwan, and will be buried on the mainland after it is recovered.”