passingly
For a moment
Passingly means in a passing manner—briefly, fleetingly, or to a slight degree.
Something mentioned passingly receives only cursory attention: He passingly referred to his time in the military.
The word suggests something touched on without dwelling: I'm only passingly familiar with her work.
For a very short time
- momentarilyFor a very short time
- brieflyIn few words
- temporarilyFor a limited time
- ephemerallyIn a short-lived manner
In a hasty, surface-level manner
- perfunctorilyDone without genuine interest
- hastilyIn rushed manner
- glancinglyIn a deflecting manner
- casuallyIn an informal way
offhandedly · summarily · carelessly · inattentively · negligently · sketchily · shallowly · lightly
Adequately, without excellence
- fairlyModerately or equitably
- somewhatTo a moderate extent
- reasonablyTo a sensible degree
- adequatelyTo a satisfactory extent
acceptably · serviceably · sufficiently · decently · satisfactorily
fleetingly
For a very short time
- momentarilyFor a very short time
- brieflyIn few words
- temporarilyFor a limited time
ephemerally · transiently · impermanently · short-lived · vanishingly
cursorily
In a hasty, surface-level manner
- perfunctorilyDone without genuine interest
- hastilyIn rushed manner
- glancinglyIn a deflecting manner
casually · offhandedly · summarily · carelessly · inattentively · negligently · sketchily · shallowly · lightly · superficially
tolerably
Adequately, without excellence
- fairlyModerately or equitably
- somewhatTo a moderate extent
- reasonablyTo a sensible degree
adequately · acceptably · serviceably · sufficiently · decently · satisfactorily
passinglypermanently
In an unchanging manner
eternally · lastingly · everlastingly · enduringly · perpetually
passinglythoroughly
In complete detail
deeply · intensely · profoundly · exhaustively · completely
- passing outTemporary loss of awareness
- passing throughMoving across without staying
- in passingWithout special attention
- passing awayEuphemism for dying
- passing downGiving to successors
- passing onTransferring to someone else