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[ shawrt-lahyvd, -livd ] / ˈʃɔrtˈlaɪvd, -ˈlɪvd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR short-lived ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveliving or lasting only a little while. Origin of short-livedFirst recorded in 1580–90 OTHER WORDS FROM short-livedshort-livedness, nounWords nearby short-livedshort-laid, shortleaf pine, short leg, short line, short list, short-lived, short loin, shortly, short metre, Short money, short notice, on Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for short-livedBut assuming things were ever that hopeful, heaven was short-lived, and trouble followed. The Sydney Astrologer Turned Islamic Radical|Jacob Siegel|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST I watched Tarzan movies and the short-lived Tarzan TV series. Can Tarzan of the Apes Survive in a Post-Colonial World?|Ted Gioia|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST Without the community, the ultimate destiny of any preservation project, no matter how ambitious, will be short-lived. For Rent: Priceless Historic Sites|Elinor Betesh|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST Just look at comedian Bill Maher's short-lived flirtation with Paul. Rand Paul's Bill Maher Problem|Jamie Weinstein|October 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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. Is John Mulaney the Next Seinfeld?|Kevin Fallon|October 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST 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. 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
adjectiveliving or lasting only for a short time Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to short-livedfleeting, ephemeral, brief, transitory, temporary, short-term, momentary, evanescent, fly-by-night, fugitive, impermanent, passing, quick, short, transient, fugacious, deciduous, short-haul, short-run |