shortlived
Use Shortlived in a sentence
adjective
living or lasting only a little while.
Origin:
1580–90
1580–90
Related forms
short-lived·ness, noun
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| short-lived | |
| —adj | |
| living or lasting only for a short time | |
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Shortlived
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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