fugacious
[ fyoo-gey-shuh s ]
/ fyuˈgeɪ ʃəs /
adjective
fleeting; transitory: a sensational story with but a fugacious claim on the public's attention.
Botany. falling or fading early.
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fuertes, fuertes, louis agassiz, fuerteventura, fufu, fug, fugacious, fugaciously, fugacity, fugal, fugally, fugard
Origin of fugacious
Related formsfu·ga·cious·ly, adverbfu·ga·cious·ness, fu·gac·i·ty [fyoo-gas-i-tee] /fyuˈgæs ɪ ti/, noun
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fugacious
/ (fjuːˈɡeɪʃəs) /
adjective
passing quickly away; transitory; fleeting
botany lasting for only a short timefugacious petals
Derived Formsfugaciously, adverbfugaciousness, noun
Word Origin for fugacious
C17: from Latin fugax inclined to flee, swift, from fugere to flee; see fugitive
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Word Origin and History for fugacious
fugacious
"fleeing, likely to flee," 1630s, from Latin fugaci-, stem of fugax "apt to flee, timid," figuratively "transitory, fleeting," from fugere "to flee" (see fugitive) + -ous. Related: Fugaciously; fugaciousness.
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