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long-lived

[ lawng-lahyvd, -livd, long- ]

/ ˈlɔŋˈlaɪvd, -ˈlɪvd, ˈlɒŋ- /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR long-lived ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

having a long life, existence, or duration: a long-lived man; long-lived fame.

(of an object) lasting or functioning a long time: a long-lived battery.

Origin of long-lived

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at long¹, lived

OTHER WORDS FROM long-lived

long-lived·ness, noun

Words nearby long-lived

long-horned beetle, long-horned grasshopper, long-jump, long-lasting, long-legged, long-lived, long-neck clam, long-off, long-on, long-playing, long-range

Example sentences from the Web for long-lived

Eusebius began a long-lived tradition of equating dissent and disagreement with persecution.

The Death of Jesus and the Rise of the Christian Persecution Myth |Candida Moss |March 31, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Aside from the views they championed, they had another thing in common: strong and long-lived mothers.

Joe Kennedy III Takes the Torch From Retiring Barney Frank |Eleanor Clift |February 17, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The symbiote lived and flourished in its new environment, well protected by a bony skull in a long-lived host.

Planet of the Damned |Harry Harrison
Probably the quantity of flesh they eat may prolong their lives, as carnivorous animals are long-lived.

Lachesis Lapponica |Carl von Linn

It is not a wide name or a great fame, but it is what he would have desired, and we trust that it may be long-lived and enduring.

Robert F. Murray |Robert F. Murray
Though hardy and long-lived, they are uncleanly in their habits and often decimated by small-pox and Siberian plague.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 7 |Various
In the first place, they are long-lived, a factor which counts for much in the maintenance of the species.

Handbook of Medical Entomology |William Albert Riley

British Dictionary definitions for long-lived

long-lived

adjective

having long life, existence, or currency

Derived forms of long-lived

long-livedness, noun