transitory
adjective
[ ˈtransɪt(ə)ri ]
• not permanent.
• "transitory periods of medieval greatness"
Similar:
temporary,
transient,
brief,
short,
short-lived,
short-term,
impermanent,
ephemeral,
evanescent,
momentary,
fleeting,
flying,
passing,
fugitive,
flitting,
fading,
mutable,
unstable,
volatile,
here today and gone tomorrow,
fly-by-night,
fugacious,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French transitoire, from Christian Latin transitorius, from transit- ‘gone across’ (see transit).
