[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

short-lived
     adj : enduring a very short time; "the ephemeral joys of
           childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth's transient
           beauty"; "love is transitory but at is eternal";
           "fugacious blossoms" syn: ephemeral, passing, transient,
            transitory, fugacious
see also:
ephemeral passing transient transitory fugacious 

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