Adjective

(en adjective)

Lasting only a short time; temporary.

* 1704 , , Section I - The Introduction,

Secondly, that the materials being very transitory , have suffered much from inclemencies of air, especially in these north-west regions.

* 1839 , , Chapter 38,

Quite unconscious of the demonstrations of their amorous neighbour, or their effects upon the susceptible bosom of her mama, Kate Nickleby had, by this time, begun to enjoy a settled feeling of tranquillity and happiness, to which, even in occasional and transitory glimpses, she had long been a stranger.

* 1922 , , Book Three, Chapter II: A Matter of Aesthetics,

For a moment she paused by the taxi-stand and watched them--wondering that but a few years before she had been of their number, ever setting out for a radiant Somewhere, always just about to have that ultimate passionate adventure for which the girls' cloaks were delicate and beautifully furred, for which their cheeks were painted and their hearts higher than the transitory dome of pleasure that would engulf them, coiffure, cloak, and all.

(legal, of an action) That may be brought in any county; opposed to local .

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Adjective

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Of or relating to the mind or an intellectual process.

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*:“I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera,, the neurotic victims of mental cirrhosis, the jewelled animals whose moral code is the code of the barnyard—!"

*{{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-19, author= Ian Sample

, volume=189, issue=6, page=34, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Irregular bedtimes may affect children's brains , passage=Irregular bedtimes may disrupt healthy brain development in young children, according to a study of intelligence and sleeping habits.  ¶ Going to bed at a different time each night affected girls more than boys, but both fared worse on mental tasks than children who had a set bedtime, researchers found.}}

Insane, mad, crazy.

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Enjoyable; fun.

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(lb) Of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw, genial.

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(lb) Of or relating to the chin-like or lip-like structure.