temporarily

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
18
Words With Friends
20
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/ˌtɛmpəˈɹɛɹəli/
See all 3 pronunciations
/ˌtɛmpəˈɹɛɹəli/ · /ˈtɛmp(ə)r(ər)ɪli/ · /ˌtɛmp(ə)ˈrɛrɪli/

Definition of temporarily

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adv

  1. (not-comparable)For a limited period of time; not permanently.
    “Necromancers were thought to have the power of restoring activity to the dead, either temporarily or permanently[.]”
    “The committee also decided that the remains of President Chiang will be entombed temporarily by Tzu Lake, at Tahsi township of Taoyuan County in northern Taiwan, and will be buried on the mainland after it is recovered.”
    “The New York Post also temporarily took down and then revised and republished an article about the Fox reporter’s exchange with White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Monday.”

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Etymology

From temporary + -ly.

Anagrams of temporarily

2 plays · some not in Scrabble

Best play polarimetry 18 points

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