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Definition of Short-lived
1. Adjective. Lasting a very short time. "Fugacious blossoms"
Similar to: Impermanent, Temporary
Derivative terms: Ephemera, Ephemerality, Ephemeralness, Fugaciousness, Fugacity, Transience, Transiency, Transient, Transient, Transitoriness
Definition of Short-lived
1. Adjective. Alive or existent for only a short period of time. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Short-lived
Literary usage of Short-lived
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Scientists, Engineers, and Track-Two Diplomacy: A Half-Century of U.S by Glenn E. Schweitzer (2004)
"Three of these programs, which seemed important at the time, were short-lived.
The funding bases were simply too weak to sustain the programs, ..."
2. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Sir Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1902)
"... however, quite exceptional, and as a matter of fact there seems to have been
a considerable, though short-lived, development of industry. ..."
3. Thirty Years' View, Or, A History of the Working of the American Government by Thomas Hart Benton (1856)
"Confederate republics are short-lived—the shortest in the whole family of governments.
Two diseases beset them—corrupt election of the chief magistrate, ..."
4. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"However, the program did not help previously confirmed smokers and its effects
on adolescent drinking were short-lived. (Auth. Abs.) 91-5034. ..."
5. Governments and Parties in Continental Europe by Abbott Lawrence Lowell (1896)
"The result is that the cabinets are extremely short-lived ; and indeed during
the twenty-three years the Republic has enjoyed responsible ministries, ..."
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