impermanently
- adverb
- /ɪmˈpɜrmənəntli/
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impermanentemente
- Abandoned lover's gloom, the panic of the impermanently devastated, the not entirely broken.
Examples
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I can attend to nothing but the essential fact, its decoherent history, configurations traced impermanently among ill-defined confusions.
Fiction book (2000) -
The artist chose to live impermanently in different cities, exploring new cultures and experiences.
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I see this situation in which I impermanently live as a complex interpenetration of centers moving out in all directions without impasse.
Academic text (1997) -
It does not move in terms of approximations and errors as "informed" action by its nature must, for no mental images of what would happen were set up beforehand; it sees things directly as they are: impermanently involved in an infinite play of interpenetrations.
Academic text (1997) -
During her travels, she would stay impermanently in hostels, enjoying the freedom of not settling down.
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The temporary exhibit was displayed impermanently, allowing visitors to enjoy it for just a few weeks.
Synonyms
In a way that lasts a long time but is not permanent
Antonyms
How Permanent
Surface Forms
Morphology
impermanently = impermanent (transparent) = im + permanent + ly
The adverb is formed by a regular suffixation of '-ly' to the adjective 'impermanent', so the meaning is directly derived.
Etymology
The word impermanently starts with im- meaning 'not' and uses permanent, which means 'lasting' or 'staying'. So, something done impermanently does not last long, like a tent put up only for a weekend festival, and this helps you remember it means 'not permanently'.