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passing(verb, adjective, moving, transient, transientness)
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shifty(adjective, changeable, fickle, volatile, wavering)
7
transient(adjective, transient, transientness)
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transitory(adjective, transient, transientness)
7
uncertain(adjective, upset, anxious, unstable, irregular)
6
deviating(verb, deflecting)
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ephemeral(adjective, transient, transientness)
6
evanescent(adjective, transient, transientness)
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ever-changing(adjective, unstable, changeable)
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fitful(adjective, strange, unstable, fantastic, irregular)
6
fleeting(adjective, transient, transientness)
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flitting(adjective, transient)
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innovation
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irresolute(adjective, unstable, irregular, unsettled, hesitant)
6
spasmodic(adjective, unusual, unstable, irregular, unsettled)
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temporary(adjective, transient)
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unreliable(adjective, unusual, unstable, irregular, unsettled)
6
vacillating(adjective, unstable, irregular, unsettled, shaky)
6
vagabond(adjective, unsettled, wandering, vagrant, drifting)
6
varying(verb, adjective, unstable, irregular, unsettled)
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