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temporary |
Grep of noun temporary contemporary temporary expedient temporary hookup temporary injunction temporary removal temporary state temporary worker Overview of adj temporary The adj temporary has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (6) impermanent, temporary -- (not permanent; not lasting; "politics is an impermanent factor of life"- James Thurber; "impermanent palm cottages"; "a temperary arrangement"; "temporary housing") 2. irregular, temporary -- (lacking continuity or regularity; "an irregular worker"; "employed on a temporary basis") Antonyms of adj temporary 2 senses of temporary Sense 1 impermanent (vs. permanent), temporary Sense 2 irregular, temporary INDIRECT (VIA part-time) -> full-time Similarity of adj temporary 2 senses of temporary Sense 1 impermanent (vs. permanent), temporary => acting(postnominal) => ephemeral, passing, short-lived, transient, transitory, fugacious => episodic => fly-by-night => improvised, jury-rigged, makeshift => temporal => terminable => visiting, guest(postnominal) => working(postnominal) => evanescent => interim => pro tem, pro tempore Also See-> unstable#1 Sense 2 irregular, temporary => part-time (vs. full-time) Attributes of adj temporary 1 of 2 senses of temporary Sense 1 impermanent (vs. permanent), temporary => permanence, permanency Familiarity of adj temporary temporary used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj temporary contemporary extemporary temporary Overview of adj temporary The adj temporary has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (6) impermanent, temporary -- (not permanent; not lasting; "politics is an impermanent factor of life"- James Thurber; "impermanent palm cottages"; "a temperary arrangement"; "temporary housing") 2. irregular, temporary -- (lacking continuity or regularity; "an irregular worker"; "employed on a temporary basis")
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