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from The Century Dictionary.

  • That may wither; liable to decay; ephemeral; transient.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Liable to wither or decay.

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  • adj., tending or likely to wither or fade (From Latin for 'to be faint')

    July 7, 2008