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fugacious

[ fyoo-gey-shuhs ]
/ fyuˈgeɪ ʃəs /
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adjective
fleeting; transient: a sensational story with but a fugacious claim on the public's attention.
Botany. falling or fading early.
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Origin of fugacious

1625–35; <Latin fugāci- (stem of fugāx apt to flee, fleet, derivative of fugere to flee + -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM fugacious

fu·ga·cious·ly, adverbfu·ga·cious·ness, fu·gac·i·ty [fyoo-gas-i-tee], /fyuˈgæs ɪ ti/, noun

Words nearby fugacious

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British Dictionary definitions for fugacious

fugacious
/ (fjuːˈɡeɪʃəs) /

adjective
passing quickly away; transitory; fleeting
botany lasting for only a short timefugacious petals

Derived forms of fugacious

fugaciously, adverbfugaciousness, noun

Word Origin for fugacious

C17: from Latin fugax inclined to flee, swift, from fugere to flee; see fugitive
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