semipermanently
- adverb
- /ˌsɛmiˈpɜrmənəntli/
:
semipermanentemente
- The decorations in the office were set up semipermanently to allow for easy rearrangement in the future.
Examples
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The stick of the world's disapproval was laid semipermanently across their shoulders, and when nobody had the energy to punish them anymore, they scourged themselves with the whip of guilt.
Fiction book (1990) -
The wallpaper was applied semipermanently, so it could be removed without damaging the wall later.
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She dyed her hair semipermanently, knowing it would fade away after a few weeks.
Synonyms
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5.6
Continuing to exist or have effect for a long time
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6.2
In a way that lasts for a long time
In a way that shows a long habit that is hard to change
In a way that lasts only a short time
Antonyms
How Permanent
Surface Forms
Morphology
semipermanently = semipermanent (transparent) = semi + manent + ly
The adverb is formed regularly from the adjective 'semipermanent' with the suffix '-ly'.
Etymology
Semipermanently comes from the prefix semi- meaning 'partly' or 'half', like in semicircle, and permanently meaning 'for a long time' or 'forever'. So semipermanently describes something made to last 'for a long time' but 'not forever'.