"ephemerally" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more ephemerally [comparative], most ephemerally [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English ephemeral Middle English -ly English -ly English ephemerally From ephemeral + -ly. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|ephemeral|-ly<id:adverbial>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English ephemeral Middle English -ly English -ly English ephemerally [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ly", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "ephemerally", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="ephemerally"> From ephemeral + -ly. Head templates: {{en-adv}} ephemerally (comparative more ephemerally, superlative most ephemerally)
  1. In an ephemeral manner. Hypernyms: briefly, temporarily Translations (in an ephemeral manner): efemerycznie (Polish), ȅfemērno (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-ephemerally-en-adv-gRkI9PQc Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial), Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 87 13 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 85 15 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 85 15 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial): 66 34 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 86 14 Synonyms: fleetingly, transiently, awhile, briefly, ephemerally, fleetingly, flickeringly, for a minute, momentarily, momently [literary], summarily, temporarily, transiently, ad interim, transitorily Disambiguation of 'in an ephemeral manner': 97 3
  2. Regarding ephemera.
    Sense id: en-ephemerally-en-adv-fdXsZA98
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