short-lived
living or lasting only a little while.
Origin of short-lived
1Other words from short-lived
- short-livedness, noun
Words Nearby short-lived
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How to use short-lived in a sentence
But the dream of a new dawn was short lived—at least a democratic one.
But assuming things were ever that hopeful, heaven was short-lived, and trouble followed.
I sang for a second in a rock cover band in college, but that was pretty short-lived.
Michael C. Hall on Going Drag for ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ and Exorcising ‘Dexter’ | Marlow Stern | December 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI 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 | THE DAILY BEASTWithout the community, the ultimate destiny of any preservation project, no matter how ambitious, will be short-lived.
But the rumble of distant guns told the destroyer that his short-lived hour of triumph was nearly sped.
The Red Year | Louis TracyIn 1826 Desroches made a short-lived attempt to marry Malvina d'Aldrigger.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois ChristopheDuring this period of the Renaissance, as Hadria afterwards called the short-lived epoch, little Martha was visited frequently.
The Daughters of Danaus | Mona CairdThe Bostonians met with a cold reception, and the short-lived pleasure was condemned as a nuisance.
A short history of Rhode Island | George Washington Greene"But I——" It was the courage of desperation—short-lived, alas!
The Secret Witness | George Gibbs
British Dictionary definitions for short-lived
living or lasting only for a short time
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