fugacious

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Fleeting, fading quickly, transient.

Pronunciation

/fjuːˈɡeɪ.ʃəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fugacious.wav

Word forms

fugacious more fugacious most fugacious

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fugācius, comparative of fugāciter (“evasively, fleetingly”), from fugāx (“transitory, fleeting”), from fugiō (“to flee”).

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