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transitory

/ˈtɹæn.zɪˌtɔɹ.i/ adjective C2
  1. Lasting only a short time; temporary.
  2. Of an action: that may be brought in any county
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Fortunately, as regarded this circumstance at least, his painful past gave to his countenance an indelible sadness, and the glimmerings of gayety seen beneath this cloud were indeed but transitory.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 247 · C1

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