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fu·ga·cious

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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

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—Related forms

fu·ga·cious·ly, adverb

fu·ga·cious·ness, fu·gac·i·ty

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fu·ga·cious Audio Help (fyōō-gā'shəs) Pronunciation Key
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.

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fugacious
adjective
lasting a very short time; "the ephemeral joys of childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth's transient beauty"; "love is transitory but it is eternal"; "fugacious blossoms" [syn: ephemeral]

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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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