transitory

Adjective

Synonyms: ephemeral passing short-lived transient fugacious

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

lasting a very short time“the ephemeral joys of childhood”“a passing fancy”“youth's transient beauty”“love is transitory but it is eternal”“fugacious blossoms”Synonyms: ephemeral passing short-lived transient fugacious

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Transitory \Tran"si*to*ry\, a. [L. transitorius: cf. F. transitoire. See Transient.] Continuing only for a short time; not enduring; fleeting; evanescent. [1913 Webster]

Comfort and succor all those who, in this transitory life, are in trouble. --Bk. of Com. Prayer. [1913 Webster]

It was not the transitory light of a comet, which shines and glows for a wile, and then . . . vanishes into nothing. --South. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

Syn: transient; short-lived; brief. See Transient. [1913 Webster]