/ Dictionary / Index S short-lived: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: short-lived Pronunciation: (shôrt'līvd', -livd'), [key] — adj. living or lasting only a little while. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: short-lived (Thesaurus) short list shortly Related Content Daily Word Quiz: neologism Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language