short-lived

American  

[shawrt-lahyvd, -livd] / ˈʃɔrtˈlaɪvd, -ˈlɪvd /

adjective

1. living or lasting only a little while.

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short-lived British  

adjective

1. living or lasting only for a short time

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Other Word Forms

• short-livedness noun

Etymology

Origin of short-lived

First recorded in 1580–90

Example Sentences

It did not work by restoring the short-lived dopamine bursts that occur during motion.

From Science Daily

POWs and their families say the joy of coming home is short-lived.

From The Wall Street Journal

That job would be short-lived after he reported Indonesia’s economy was in shambles and the country’s enraged leadership threw him out.

From Los Angeles Times

But those spurts of outperformance have been short-lived, partly because of structural forces affecting these companies.

From The Wall Street Journal

A bullish morning star on Nov. 24 produced a short-lived 11% rebound, but that bounce quickly morphed into a bear flag rather than a durable reversal.

From Barron's

Related Words

• brief
• ephemeral
• fleeting
• momentary
• short-term
• temporary
• transitory