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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

“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
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Other Word Forms

  • short-livedness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of short-lived1

First recorded in 1580–90
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Example Sentences

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Even if your scores do dip because of a closure, the impact is likely to be short-lived if you continue using credit responsibly.

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Wearing jeans and a polo shirt, Wilson had come into town from Malibu to do his first full-length interview since a short-lived comeback attempt in 1976.

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The videos’ modest success among the gay community landed the two a short-lived sketch show on Logo, “Jeffery and Cole Casserole.”

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Before “WTF,” he was a featured personality on Air America, the short-lived progressive response to conservative talk radio.

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Under the short-lived current system, they are required to claim pension credit - which is a top-up to the state pension for those on low incomes.

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