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short-lived

[ shawrt-lahyvd, -livd ]

/ ˈʃɔrtˈlaɪvd, -ˈlɪvd /

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adjective

living or lasting only a little while.

Origin of short-lived

First recorded in 1580–90

OTHER WORDS FROM short-lived

short-lived·ness, noun

Words nearby short-lived

short-handed, short-haul, short-horned grasshopper, short-laid, short-list, short-lived, short-order, short-range, short-run, short-sheet, short-sighted

Example sentences from the Web for short-lived

But assuming things were ever that hopeful, heaven was short-lived, and trouble followed.

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I watched Tarzan movies and the short-lived Tarzan TV series.

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Without the community, the ultimate destiny of any preservation project, no matter how ambitious, will be short-lived.

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Just look at comedian Bill Maher's short-lived flirtation with Paul.

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The bad news was short-lived, however, as FOX ordered a new script and new pilot the very next month based on the same concept.

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Compared to other chainstitch machines the price was high, and the company was short-lived.

The Invention of the Sewing Machine |Grace Rogers Cooper
An earlier settlement by the Selkirkers of Canada in 1812 had been short-lived.

North Dakota |Various
This world, with all its fleeting show and short-lived pleasures, is nothing in the comparison.

Life and Labors of Elder John Kline, the Martyr Missionary |John Kline
If they exhibit occasional calms, these only serve as short-lived contrast to the furious storms that are to succeed.

The Federalist Papers |Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison
His triumph at obtaining the brewery contract was but short-lived.

Tom Grogan |F. Hopkinson Smith

British Dictionary definitions for short-lived

short-lived

adjective

living or lasting only for a short time