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fugacious

[ fyoo-gey-shuh s ]
/ fyuˈgeɪ ʃəs /
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adjective

fleeting; transitory: a sensational story with but a fugacious claim on the public's attention.
Botany. falling or fading early.

RELATED WORDS

brief, ephemeral, evanescent, fleeting, impermanent, momentary, passing, short-lived, temporal, temporary, transient

Nearby words

  1. fuertes,
  2. fuertes, louis agassiz,
  3. fuerteventura,
  4. fufu,
  5. fug,
  6. fugaciously,
  7. fugacity,
  8. fugal,
  9. fugally,
  10. fugard

Origin of fugacious

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

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

adj.

"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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