From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishshort-livedshort-lived /ˌʃɔːt ˈlɪvd◂ $ ˌʃɔːrt ˈlaɪvd◂/ ●○○ adjective SHORT TIMEexisting or happening for only a short time Our happiness was short-lived.► see thesaurus at short
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short-lived• However, the President's popularity may prove to be short-lived.• We were glad to be home, but our happiness was short-lived.• But the halcyon days were short-lived.• However, his success was to be short-lived.• They had a passionate but short-lived affair.• That was fairly short-lived and the mill was sold in 1875, following the death of one of the partners.• It was very short-lived but at the time it was a bit of a shock.• And the slowest sales came for the short-lived candidacy of Sen.• Whatever it might have been, it was short-lived so far as James was concerned. 