adv ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb

1. 1
   From moment to moment; continually. archaic, not-comparable

   "Growing momently more discontent."

2. 2
   Momentarily; for a moment. literary, not-comparable

Adverb

1. 1
   at any moment wordnet
2. 2
   for an instant or moment wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

momentarilyad interimannualawhilebiannualbiennial

Example

More examples

"Growing momently more discontent."

Etymology

From Middle English momently, equivalent to moment + -ly.

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