Momentary Definition

mōmən-tĕrē
adjective
Lasting for only a moment; passing; transitory.
Webster's New World
Recurring every moment; constant.
Webster's New World
Likely to occur at any moment.
Webster's New World
Short-lived or ephemeral, as a life.
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Origin of Momentary

  • Middle English momentare from Latin mōmentārius from mōmentum moment moment

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Momentary Sentence Examples

  • There was a momentary vacillation even in Rome.

  • David Dean felt a momentary twinge of the here-we-go-agains that floated by on the wings of his wife's question.

  • In the momentary silence that ensued Dean heard an outside door slam.

  • There followed a momentary pause, which seemed very long to them all.

  • This incident caused a considerable sensation, and was the prelude to a long crisis in Hungarian affairs, during which the emperor-king, while quick to repair the unfortunate impression produced by his momentary pique, held inflexibly to his resolve in the matter of the common army.

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