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Ephemerous

Ephemerous \E*phem"er*ous\, a. Ephemeral. [R.]
--Burke.

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ephemerous

a. (context archaic English) ephemeral

Usage examples of "ephemerous".

Hope, fear, alarm, jealousy, the ephemerous tale that does its business and dies in a day-- all these things which are the reins and spurs by which leaders check or urge the minds of followers are not easily employed, or hardly at all, amongst scattered people.