Definition of short-lived
- short-lived insects
- short-lived joy
1588
brief, ephemeral, evanescent, flash, fleeting, fugitive, impermanent, momentary, passing, temporary, transient, transitory;
ceaseless, dateless, deathless, endless, enduring, eternal, everlasting, immortal, lasting, long-lived, permanent, perpetual, timeless, undying, unending;
: living or lasting for a short time
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