- passing quickly away; fleeting; ephemeral
- Bot. falling soon after blooming, as some flowers
Origin of fugacious
from Classical Latin fugax (gen. fugacis) from fugere (see fugitive) + -iousfugacious
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fugacious
adjective
- Passing away quickly; evanescent.
- Botany Withering or dropping off early.
Origin of fugacious
From Latin fugāx fugāc- from fugere to fleeRelated Forms:
- fu·ga′cious·ly
adverb
- fu·gac′i·ty
noun
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Adjective
(comparative more fugacious, superlative most fugacious)
Origin
From Latin fugācius, comparative of fugāciter (“evasively, fleetingly”), from fugāx (“transitory, fleeting”), from fugiō (“I flee”).
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