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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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Fugitive
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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
EXPANDSynonyms
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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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.
EXPANDfugacious "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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