5
limited(adjective, temporary)
5
provisional(adjective, present, continue, short, brief)
5
short-run
5
temporal(adjective, transient)
5
unstable(adjective, temporary)
4
acting(adjective, temporary)
4
alternate(adjective, temporary)
4
fading(adjective, transient)
4
flitting(adjective, transient)
4
fly-by-night
4
makeshift(adjective, temporary)
4
mutable(adjective, transient)
4
pro tem(expression, adjective, present, short, limited)
4
provisory(adjective, temporary)
4
restless(adjective, transient)
4
rootless(adjective, transient)
4
shifting(adjective, temporary, transient)
4
substitute(adjective, present, short, unstable, limited)
4
supply(adjective, present, short, unstable, limited)
3
Band-Aid(adjective, present, short, unstable, limited)
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