# short-lived

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ʃɔɹtˈlɪvd/

## Definitions
1. Alive or existent for only a short period of time.
2. Of a radioisotope (or by extension radioelement): having a short half-life.

## Etymology
From short + lived (“having a life, lifed”), equivalent to short + life + -ed. Compare Middle English short-livi, sort-levi (“short-lived”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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