short-lived

[ shawrt-lahyvd, -livd ]

adjective

1. living or lasting only a little while.

short-lived

adjective

1. living or lasting only for a short time

Other Words From

• short-livedness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of short-lived¹

First recorded in 1580–90

Example Sentences

But the dream of a new dawn was short lived—at least a democratic one.

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

I sang for a second in a rock cover band in college, but that was pretty short-lived.

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

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But the rumble of distant guns told the destroyer that his short-lived hour of triumph was nearly sped.

From Project Gutenberg

In 1826 Desroches made a short-lived attempt to marry Malvina d'Aldrigger.

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During this period of the Renaissance, as Hadria afterwards called the short-lived epoch, little Martha was visited frequently.

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The Bostonians met with a cold reception, and the short-lived pleasure was condemned as a nuisance.

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"But I——" It was the courage of desperation—short-lived, alas!

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Related Words

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