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short-lived(adjective, time, continue, short)
30
fleeting(adjective, time, continue, transient)
30
momentary(adjective, time, continue, transient)
30
impermanent(adjective, moving, continue, casual)
29
ephemeral(adjective, time, continue, short)
28
passing(adjective, time, continue, short)
27
transient(adjective, time, moving, continue, casual)
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transitory(adjective, time, continue, short)
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short(adjective, time, present, immediate)
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fugitive(noun, adjective, time, continue, short)
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evanescent(adjective, time, continue, short)
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fugacious(adjective, time, continue, short)
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fly-by-night(adjective, short, unreliable, shady)
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volatile(adjective, present, short, immediate)
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unstable(adjective, present, short, limited)
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short-term(adjective, present, continue, short, limited)
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changeable(adjective, present, short, unstable, limited)
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fading(adjective, transient, transitory, short-lived)
8
flitting(adjective, short, transient, transitory)
7
meteoric(adjective, momentary, transitory, short-lived)
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