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Adjective: short-lived  'short'livd
  1. Lasting a very short time
    "the short-lived joys of childhood"
    - ephemeral, passing, transient, transitory, fugacious, here today and gone tomorrow, here today gone tomorrow

See also: impermanent, temporary

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shorthorn
short-horned grasshopper
shortia
Shortia galacifolia
shortie
shortish
shortleaf pine
short-leaf pine
shortleaf yellow pine
shortlist
short-lived
shortly
shortness
shortness of breath
short-nosed
short-order
short-range
short-run
shorts
Short's aster
shortsighted