ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Momently

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈməʊməntli/ · Part of speech adverb

Quick meaning: Momently is an adverb meaning (literary) Momentarily; for a moment.

Meaning

(literary) Momentarily; for a moment.

More Meanings

  1. (archaic) From moment to moment; continually.

Example Sentences

Growing momently more discontent.
And from this chasm, with ceaseless turmoil seething, / As if this earth in fast thick pants were breathing, / A mighty fountain momently was forced: […]
Huge stones and beams falling momently from the decaying roofs above them, gave evidence, by their sullen and heavy descent, of the vast height of the surrounding houses […]
The silent Ocean, and the starlight bay, / The twilight glow, which momently grew less, / The voiceless sands, and dropping caves, that lay / Around them, made them to each other press […]

Synonyms for momently

Depending on context, synonyms include momentarily, continually, footmeal, incrementally, gradatim, gradually.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include momentarily, momentally, constantly, still, incessantly, continuedly.

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