short-lived

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

short-lived
    adj 1: 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}]

from 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]

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