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interimly en · ADV

Etymology

From interim + -ly.

Meanings

1. (nonstandard, rare) temporarily
   • Selected lands will remain in federal ownership until they are interimly conveyed, and they are suitable for wilderness designation because they are undeveloped and possess important wilderness values. 1988, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska: Final Environmental Impact Statement, Wilderness Recommendation, Alaska Regional Office, National Park Service:
   • The test in which cyclic loads were applied interimly was carried out on a few samples, with interim period from several hours to several ten hours and on the conditions of drainage or undrainage in the interim period. 1997, Wang Sijing, Engineering Geology, page 216:
   • At the Central Board meeting on 9 October, 1973, it was agreed that Pongola make use of the DAC calculation method for bagasse mass interimly until the massing of bagasse could successfully be introduced. 1977, The South African Sugar Journal, volume 61, page 205:

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