529 entries under adjective topic. ×

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