Fugacious definition

fyo͝o-gāshəs

Passing away quickly; evanescent.

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Passing quickly away; fleeting; ephemeral.

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(bot.) Falling soon after blooming, as some flowers.

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Fleeting, fading quickly, transient.

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(botany) Withering or dropping off early.

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Origin of fugacious

From Latin fugāx fugāc- from fugere to flee

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Latin fugācius, comparative of fugāciter (“evasively, fleetingly”), from fugāx (“transitory, fleeting”), from fugiō (“I flee”).

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