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Antonyms for short-lived


Grammar : Adj
Spell : shawrt-lahyvd, -livd
Phonetic Transcription : ˈʃɔrtˈlaɪvd, -ˈlɪvd



Definition of short-lived

Origin :
  • 1580s, from short (adj.) + past tense of live (v.).
  • adj not around for long
Example sentences :
  • The look in the eyes of his dog, happy in that he is short-lived, is one of infinite sadness.
  • Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald
  • The strike of the municipal workers in Warsaw was short-lived.
  • Extract from : « The Paper Moneys of Europe » by Francis W. Hirst
  • Her speculations on this point were both indefinite and short-lived.
  • Extract from : « Nobody » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • Alas for the popularity of personal qualities,—how short-lived is it ever!
  • Extract from : « Sir Jasper Carew » by Charles James Lever
  • Victor Lamont's fickle fancy for his companion had been a short-lived one.
  • Extract from : « Jolly Sally Pendleton » by Laura Jean Libbey
  • And, when he had spread his arms, there had been a short-lived hint of suppressed power.
  • Extract from : « The Players » by Everett B. Cole
  • But his laugh was short-lived, for it seemed to him that something else in the room was laughing also.
  • Extract from : « Novel Notes » by Jerome K. Jerome
  • Thus was founded the short-lived empire of France in America.
  • Extract from : « The Land We Live In » by Henry Mann
  • But this theory was short-lived, like the enjoyment of the plunder which it succeeded in extorting.
  • Extract from : « The War of Independence » by John Fiske
  • They are not sterile, but the children are sickly and short-lived.
  • Extract from : « The Physical Life of Woman: » by Dr. George H Napheys

Synonyms for short-lived

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