fugacious

[ fyoo-gey-shuhs ]

/ 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.

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

Fuentes, Carlos, Fuertes, Fuerteventura, fufu, fug, fugacious, fugacity, fugal, Fugard, fugato, -fuge

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Example sentences from the Web for fugacious

As this is fugacious, the points are generally dipped afresh when wanted.
The Natural History of the Varieties of Man|Robert Gordon Latham
My specimens had no visible eyes, and these organs are, according to Pritchard's book, "variable and fugacious."
Marvels of Pond-life|Henry J. Slack
The annulus is very small and fugacious, being little more than the abrupt termination to the coating of the stem.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise|M. E. Hard
Honours and dignities are tranſient, beauty and riches frail and fugacious, to a proverb.
Essays on Various Subjects|Hannah More

There is no volva, but there is a ring which is sometimes persistent, friable, and fugacious.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise|M. E. Hard

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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单词	fugacious
释义	fugacious [ fyoo-gey-shuhs ] / fyuˈgeɪ ʃəs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR fugacious ON THESAURUS.COM adjective fleeting; transitory: a sensational story with but a fugacious claim on the public's attention. Botany. falling or fading early. 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 Fuentes, Carlos, Fuertes, Fuerteventura, fufu, fug, fugacious, fugacity, fugal, Fugard, fugato, -fuge Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fugacious As this is fugacious, the points are generally dipped afresh when wanted. The Natural History of the Varieties of Man\|Robert Gordon Latham My specimens had no visible eyes, and these organs are, according to Pritchard's book, "variable and fugacious." Marvels of Pond-life\|Henry J. Slack The annulus is very small and fugacious, being little more than the abrupt termination to the coating of the stem. The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise\|M. E. Hard Honours and dignities are tranſient, beauty and riches frail and fugacious, to a proverb. Essays on Various Subjects\|Hannah More There is no volva, but there is a ring which is sometimes persistent, friable, and fugacious. The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise\|M. E. Hard 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to fugacious brief, ephemeral, evanescent, fleeting, impermanent, momentary, passing, short-lived, temporal, temporary, transient
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fugacious

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