135 entries under adjective topic. ×

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brief(time, short, passing, transient)
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short-lived(time, continue, short, brief)
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fleeting(time, continue, brief, transient)
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momentary(time, continue, brief, transient)
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impermanent(moving, continue, casual, brief)
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ephemeral(time, continue, short, brief)
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passing(time, continue, short, brief)
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transient(time, moving, continue, casual)
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transitory(time, continue, short, brief)
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short(time, present, brief, immediate)
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fugitive(noun, time, continue, short)
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evanescent(time, continue, short, brief)
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provisional(continue, unsettled, substitute, tentative)
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temporal(time, continue, transient, momentary)
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stopgap(short, substitute, replacement, backup)
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makeshift(unsettled, replacement, backup, substitution)
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substitute(noun, present, short, reserve)
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fugacious(time, continue, short, brief)
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acting(continue, short, unsettled, substitute)
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interim(present, continue, short, substitute)
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