passing, adj.
freq. cnt. 2
freq. cnt. 2
lasting a very short time
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
ephemeral fugacious passing short-lived transient transitory
sample sentences
"the ephemeral joys of childhood""a passing fancy"
"youth's transient beauty"
"love is transitory but it is eternal"
"fugacious blossoms"
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derivationally related form
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derivationally related form
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similar to
hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
<adj.all> (a) freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
casual cursory passing perfunctory superficial
sample sentences
"a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws""a passing glance"
"perfunctory courtesy"
"In his paper, he showed a very superficial understanding of psychoanalytic theory"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
of advancing the ball by throwing it
<adj.all> (a) (a)
pass passing
sample sentences
"a team with a good passing attack""a pass play"
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antonym
semantic pointers
domain of synset (topic)
allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily
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passing