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shortest-lived

shortest-lived is the superlative form of short-lived.

Meaning of short-lived

Adjective

short-lived (comparative shorter-lived, superlative shortest-lived)

  1. Alive or existent for only a short period of time.
    • But his joy was short-lived, for his fortunes soon changed.
  2. Of a radioisotope (or by extension radioelement): having a short half-life.

Questions about shortest-lived

What is shortest-lived the superlative form of?
Shortest-lived is the superlative form of short-lived.

Words near shortest-lived in the dictionary

  1. shortest-distance
  2. shortest-grain
  3. shortest-grained
  4. shortest-haired
  5. shortest-haul
  6. shortest-lived
  7. shortest-run
  8. shortest-term
  9. shortestness
  10. shortfall
  11. shortfalling

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