- 1. a. Continuing only for a short time; not enduring; fleeting; evanescent. Source: opted
- 2. adj. lasting a very short time Source: wordnet
- 3. Continuing only for a short time; not enduring; fleeting; evanescent. Comfort and succor all those who, in this transitory life, are in trouble. Bk. of Com. Prayer. It was not the transitory light of a comet, which shines and glows for a wile, and then . . . vanishes into nothing. South. Transitory action (Law), an action which may be brought in any county, as actions for debt, and the like; -- opposed to local action. Blackstone. Bouvier. Syn. -- transient; short-lived; brief. See Transient. Source: webster
- 4. Continuing only for a short time; not enduring; fleeting;evanescent.Comfort and succor all those who, in this transitory life, are introuble. Bk. of Com. Prayer.It was not the transitory light of a comet, which shines and glowsfor a wile, and then . . . vanishes into nothing. South.Transitory action (Law), an action which may be brought in anycounty, as actions for debt, and the like; -- opposed to localaction. Blackstone. Bouvier. Source: adambom
- 5. j:100 s lasting a very short time Source: ecdict
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