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fly-by-night(adjective, capricious, irresolute)
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hot-tempered(adjective, passionate, nervous, restless, fiery)
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testy(adjective, delicate, nervous, sensitive, irritable)
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elastic(adjective, strong, hard, tough, lively)
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evaporable(adjective, vaporization, gaseity)
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ever changing
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fading(adjective, brief, transient, transitory, short-lived)
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fanciful(adjective, free, careless, wild, unstable)
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flickering(adjective, irregular, changeable, variable, transient)
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impetuous(adjective, nervous, unstable, restless, unreliable)
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irregular(adjective, lively, active, unstable, unsettled)
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irresponsible(adjective, unstable, unsettled, unreliable, changeable)
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irritable(adjective, weak, delicate, passionate, anxious)
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moody(adjective, careless, unstable, unreasonable, restless)
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short-tempered(adjective, quick, fiery, temperamental, excitable)
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short-term(adjective, temporary, transient)
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sprightly(adjective, pleasure, happy, lively, glad)
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vaporous(adjective, unstable, unpredictable, changeable, airy)
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brief(adjective, present, short, limited, temporary)
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cranky(adjective, delicate, sensitive, irritable, tricky)
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