36
short-lived(adjective, time, continue, short, limited)
34
transitory(adjective, time, continue, coarse, limited)
31
fleeting(adjective, time, continue, limited, brief)
30
brief(adjective, time, short, limited, temporary)
30
ephemeral(adjective, time, continue, limited, impulsive)
30
momentary(adjective, time, continue, limited, brief)
27
temporary(adjective, time, moving, continue, casual)
26
passing(adjective, time, continue, limited, brief)
24
fugitive(noun, adjective, person, time, continue)
23
evanescent(adjective, time, continue, limited, brief)
22
fugacious(adjective, time, continue, short, limited)
19
impermanent(adjective, moving, casual, limited, brief)
16
vagabond(noun, adjective, moving, casual, unsettled)
15
short(adjective, time, present, limited, brief)
14
vagrant(noun, adjective, person, moving, casual)
13
temporal(adjective, time, continue, temporary, momentary)
12
volatile(adjective, short, limited, changeable, brief)
11
mortal(adjective, human)
10
short-term(adjective, temporary)
9
tourist(noun, adjective, traveler, traveling, visitor)
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