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fu⋅ga⋅cious
[fyoo-gey-shuh
s] 
–adjective
| 1. | fleeting; transitory: a sensational story with but a fugacious claim on the public's attention. |
| 2. | Botany. falling or fading early. |
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fu⋅ga⋅cious⋅ly, adverb
fu⋅ga⋅cious⋅ness, fu⋅gac⋅i⋅ty [fyoo-gas-i-tee] , noun
[fyoo-gas-i-tee] , noun
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| fu·ga·cious (fyōō-gā'shəs) adj.
[From Latin fugāx, fugāc-, from fugere, to flee.] fu·ga'cious·ly adv., fu·ga'cious·ness, fu·gac'i·ty (-gās'ĭ-tē) n. |
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Fugacious
Fu*ga"cious\, a. [L. fugax, fugacis, from fugere: cf. F. fugace. See Fugitive.]1. Flying, or disposed to fly; fleeing away; lasting but a short time; volatile. Much of its possessions is so hid, so fugacious, and of so uncertain purchase. --Jer. Taylor. 2. (Biol.) Fleeting; lasting but a short time; -- applied particularly to organs or parts which are short-lived as compared with the life of the individual.
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