Fugacious definition
Passing away quickly; evanescent.
adjective
Passing quickly away; fleeting; ephemeral.
adjective
(bot.) Falling soon after blooming, as some flowers.
adjective
(botany) Withering or dropping off early.
adjective
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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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