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fly-by-night(adjective, short, unreliable, brief, shady)
9
ever-changing
9
fading(verb, adjective, brief, transient, transitory)
9
fickle(adjective, impulsive, unpredictable, capricious, transient)
8
capricious(adjective, impulsive, unpredictable, capricious, explosive)
8
changeable(adjective, present, short, limited, brief)
7
mortal(adjective, transient)
7
short-term(adjective, temporary, transient)
6
elusive(adjective, vague, impulsive, unpredictable, mysterious)
6
impulsive(adjective, quick, unpredictable, speedy, capricious)
6
inconstant(adjective, impulsive, unpredictable, explosive)
6
little(adjective, light, slight, precise, amount)
6
meteoric(adjective, brief, immediate, instant, sudden)
6
momentaneous(adjective, transientness)
6
mutable(adjective, transient)
5
abrupt(adjective, quick, speedy, immediate, instant)
5
erratic(adjective, impulsive, unpredictable, capricious, explosive)
5
flashing(noun, adjective, hot, quick, nimble)
5
fleet(adjective, time, continue, hot, quick)
5
flickering(adjective, transient)
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