momently

[ moh-muhnt-lee ]
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adverb
  1. with every moment; from moment to moment.

  2. for a moment; momentarily.

  1. at any moment; momentarily.

Origin of momently

1
First recorded in 1670–80; moment + -ly

Words Nearby momently

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How to use momently in a sentence

  • A light summer air lifted the old man's thin white locks, fanned his sallow cheeks, and momently revived his fainting spirit.

  • And here, long, amid the momently increasing confusion, did I persist in my pursuit of the stranger.

  • Stacks of hay shed a sweet scent momently athwart their path, and more than once fruit-laden branches swept across their faces.

    Joan of the Sword Hand | S(amuel) R(utherford) Crockett
  • Most colossal of all, it flashes momently out, a woman's head, all flame against the darkness.

    Letters from America | Rupert Brooke
  • Rita had followed every word with breathless attention, her colour coming and going, her eyes growing momently brighter.

    Three Margarets | Laura E. Richards