fugitive
a person who is fleeing, as from prosecution, intolerable circumstances, etc.; a runaway: a fugitive from justice;a fugitive from a dictatorial regime.
having taken flight, or run away: The Fugitive Slave Act was part of the Compromise of 1850 that led the United States even closer to civil war.
fleeting; transitory; elusive: fugitive thoughts that could not be formulated.
Fine Arts. changing color as a result of exposure to light and chemical substances present in the atmosphere, in other pigments, or in the medium.
dealing with subjects of passing interest, as writings; ephemeral: fugitive essays.
wandering, roving, or vagabond: a fugitive carnival.
Origin of fugitive
1Other words for fugitive
3 | transient, passing, flitting, flying, brief, temporary |
5 | momentary, evanescent, trivial, light |
6 | straying, roaming |
Opposites for fugitive
Other words from fugitive
- fu·gi·tive·ly, adverb
- fu·gi·tiv·i·ty [fyoo-ji-tiv-i-tee], /ˌfyu dʒɪˈtɪv ɪ ti/, fu·gi·tive·ness, noun
- non·fu·gi·tive, adjective, noun
- non·fu·gi·tive·ly, adverb
- non·fu·gi·tive·ness, noun
- un·fu·gi·tive, adjective
- un·fu·gi·tive·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for fugitive
/ (ˈfjuːdʒɪtɪv) /
a person who flees
a thing that is elusive or fleeting
fleeing, esp from arrest or pursuit
not permanent; fleeting; transient
moving or roving about
Origin of fugitive
1Derived forms of fugitive
- fugitively, adverb
- fugitiveness, noun
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