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fu⋅ga⋅cious
/
fyuˈgeɪ
ʃəs
/
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fyoo-
gey
-sh
uh
s
]
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–adjective
1.
fleeting; transitory:
a sensational story with but a fugacious claim on the public's attention.
2.
Botany
.
falling or fading early.
Origin:
1625–35;
< L
fugāci-
(s. of
fugāx
apt to flee, fleet, deriv. of
fugere
to flee +
-ous
Related forms:
fu⋅ga⋅cious⋅ly,
adverb
fu⋅ga⋅cious⋅ness,
fu⋅gac⋅i⋅ty
/
fyuˈgæs
ɪ
ti
/
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fyoo-
gas
-i-tee
]
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noun
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fu·ga·cious
(fyōō-gā'shəs)
adj.
Passing away quickly; evanescent.
Botany
Withering or dropping off early.
[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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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