See Also: short-lived(dictionary)
short-lived(dictionary)
lived(dictionary)
lived-in(dictionary)
long-lived(medicine)
long-lived(dictionary)
long-lived(dictionary)
Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe, The(dictionary)
Short-short test(money)
Short short test(finance)

short-lived (iou)



short-lived adjective. L16.
[Orig. from SHORT adjective + live infl. form of LIFE noun + -ED1, later also taken as from SHORT adverb + lived pa. pple of LIVE verb.]
Having a short life or existence. L16.
Lasting only a short time; brief, ephemeral. L16.
b. Of a radioisotope or sub-atomic particle: having a relatively short half-life. E20.
shortlivedness noun brief duration E19.