The Only Use of
transient
in
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
- I began to perceive more deeply than it has ever yet been stated, the trembling immateriality, the mist-like transience of this seemingly so solid body in which we walk attired.†
p. 85.1
Definition:
lasting a short time
or:
one who stays for only a short time
or:
one who stays for only a short time