Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

Source : WordNet®

short-lived
     adj : enduring a very short time; "the ephemeral joys of
           childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth's transient
           beauty"; "love is transitory but at is eternal";
           "fugacious blossoms" [syn: {ephemeral}, {passing}, {transient},
            {transitory}, {fugacious}]