unenduring

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Impulsiveness.—This trait is closely allied with the last: unenduring emotions are emotions which sway the conduct now this way and now that, without any consistency.

From Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I by Spencer, Herbert

To-morrow the brave knight must withdraw, and the "Queen of Beauty," homaged for a day, give place to another whose reign should be as brief and as unenduring.

From Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 by Roby, John

She saw now his success as unenduring, fictitious, his talents besmirched with the vice that was most hateful to her.

From The Long Lane's Turning by Rives, Hallie Erminie

There are many ways of exciting phosphorescence and fluorescence, the latter being merely an unenduring phosphorescence, which ceases when the exciting energy is cut off.

From Artificial Light Its Influence upon Civilization by Luckiesh, Matthew

But pleasure with the poor is always unenduring.

From Jasmin: Barber, Poet, Philanthropist by Smiles, Samuel