7
flitting(adjective, short, brief, temporary, transient)
7
meteoric(adjective, brief, momentary, transitory)
7
mortal(adjective, transient)
7
quick(adjective, summary, rapid, instant, transient)
6
fickle(adjective, impulsive, unpredictable, transient, explosive)
6
inconstant(adjective, impulsive, unpredictable, explosive)
6
mutable(adjective, transient)
5
cursory(adjective, brief, transient, transitory)
5
little(adjective, amount, size)
4
deciduous
4
erratic(adjective, impulsive, unpredictable, explosive)
4
instantaneous(adjective, transient)
4
perishable(adjective, present, short, limited, brief)
4
pro tem(adjective, temporary)
4
provisional
4
restless(adjective, transient)
4
rootless(adjective, transient)
4
shifting(adjective, transient)
4
swift(adjective, fast, summary, rapid, instant)
4
unstable(adjective, short, limited, brief, rot)
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