de-cid-u-ous
1) Falling off or shed at a specific season or stage of growth; 2) shedding or losing foliage at the end of the growing season; 3) not lasting, ephemeral
As she wheeled her Mom into the cafeteria at the nursing home, smiles pasted on all the residents’ faces, Anne glanced at the floor in disbelief. There sat a pool of pee – proof of the deciduous life that surrounded her.
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