fugitive
Use Fugitive in a sentence
dʒɪ noun
1.
a person who is fleeing, from prosecution, intolerable circumstances, etc.; a runaway: a fugitive from justice; a fugitive from a dictatorial regime.
adjective
2.
having taken flight, or run away: a fugitive slave.
3.
fleeting; transitory; elusive: fugitive thoughts that could not be formulated.
4.
Fine Arts. changing color as a result of exposure to light and chemical substances present in the atmosphere, in other pigments, or in the medium.
5.
dealing with subjects of passing interest, as writings; ephemeral: fugitive essays.
6.
wandering, roving, or vagabond: a fugitive carnival.
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Origin:
1350–1400; < Latin fugitīvus fleeing, equivalent to fugit(us) (past participle of fugere to flee) + -īvus -ive; replacing Middle English fugitif < Old French
1350–1400; < Latin fugitīvus fleeing, equivalent to fugit(us) (past participle of fugere to flee) + -īvus -ive; replacing Middle English fugitif < Old French
Related forms
fu·gi·tive·ly, adverb
fu·gi·tive·ness, fu·gi·tiv·i·ty, noun
non·fu·gi·tive, adjective, noun
non·fu·gi·tive·ly, adverb
non·fu·gi·tive·ness, noun
Synonyms
3. transient, passing, flitting, flying, brief, temporary. 5. momentary, evanescent, trivial, light. 6. straying, roaming.
3. transient, passing, flitting, flying, brief, temporary. 5. momentary, evanescent, trivial, light. 6. straying, roaming.
Antonyms
3, 4. permanent. 5. lasting.
3, 4. permanent. 5. lasting.
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World English Dictionary
fugitive (ˈfjuːdʒɪtɪv) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a person who flees |
| 2. | a thing that is elusive or fleeting |
| —adj | |
| 3. | fleeing, esp from arrest or pursuit |
| 4. | not permanent; fleeting; transient |
| 5. | moving or roving about |
| [C14: from Latin fugitīvus fleeing away, from fugere to take flight, run away] | |
| 'fugitively | |
| —adv | |
| 'fugitiveness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
fugitive
late 14c., from O.Fr. fugitif, from L. fugitivus "fleeing" (but commonly used as a noun meaning "runaway"), from stem of fugere "run away, flee," from PIE base *bheug- "to flee" (cf. Gk. pheugein "to flee," Lith. bugstu "be frightened"). Replaced O.E. flyma. From 17c.-19c. English had the useful adj.
fugacious "likely to flee."
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Easton
Bible Dictionary
Fugitive definition
Gen. 4:12, 14, a rover or wanderer (Heb. n'a); Judg. 12:4, a refugee, one who has escaped (Heb. palit); 2 Kings 25:11, a deserter, one who has fallen away to the enemy (Heb. nophel); Ezek. 17:21, one who has broken away in flight (Heb. mibrah); Isa. 15:5; 43:14, a breaker away, a fugitive (Heb. beriah), one who flees away.
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Example sentences
It is a fugitive within a theory called the standard model, which describes all the fundamental particles in the universe.
Authorities issued an arrest warrant today after he failed to show up for an extradition hearing and was now a fugitive.
His life as a diplomat, an exile, and sometimes a fugitive was not an easy one.
But the great artist cannot and must not wait for such a rare and fugitive spectacle.
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