5
flying(adjective, hot, short, quick, brief)
5
hurried(adjective, time, hot, quick, speedy)
5
instantaneous(adjective, sudden, transient, transientness)
5
perfunctory(adjective, quick, speedy, hasty, superficial)
5
provisional
5
shifting(adjective, transient, transientness)
5
unsustainable
4
brisk(adjective, hot, quick, nimble, speedy)
4
deciduous
4
fast(adjective, quick, rapid, hasty, superficial)
4
flighty(adjective, impulsive, unpredictable, capricious, explosive)
4
lively(impulsive, unpredictable, volatile, explosive)
4
perishable(adjective, present, short, limited, brief)
4
pro tem(adjective, temporary)
4
restless(adjective, transient)
4
rootless(adjective, transient)
4
superficial(adjective, quick, speedy, hasty, hurried)
4
swift(adjective, hot, quick, speedy, hasty)
4
unstable(adjective, present, short, limited, brief)
4
vanishing(adjective, brief, transient, transitory, short-lived)
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