'Short-lived' definitions:
Definition of 'short-lived'
From: WordNet
adjective
Lasting a very short time; "the ephemeral joys of childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth's transient beauty"; "love is transitory but it is eternal"; "fugacious blossoms" [syn: ephemeral, passing, short-lived, transient, transitory, fugacious]
Definition of 'Short-lived'
From: GCIDE
- Short-lived \Short"-lived`\, a. Not living or lasting long; being of short continuance; as, a short-lived race of beings; short-lived pleasure; short-lived passion. [1913 Webster]