51Թ

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fugacious

[ fyoo-gey-shuhs ]

adjective

  1. a sensational story with but a fugacious claim on the public's attention.

  2. Botany. falling or fading early.


fugacious

/ ːˈɡɪʃə /

adjective

  1. passing quickly away; transitory; fleeting
  2. botany lasting for only a short time

    fugacious petals

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Derived Forms

  • ڳˈdzܲԱ, noun
  • ڳˈdzܲ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ڳ·cdzܲ· adverb
  • ڳ·cdzܲ·Ա ڳ···ٲ [fyoo-, gas, -i-tee], noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of fugacious1

1625–35; < Latin ڳܲ峦- (stem of ڳܲ apt to flee, fleet, derivative of fugere to flee + -ous
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of fugacious1

C17: from Latin fugax inclined to flee, swift, from fugere to flee; see fugitive
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Last year, Finlayson, a young trumpeter with an appetite for tangled rhythm and lithe, fugacious melody, released a compelling album, “3 Times Round,” with his sextet.

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The moment you catch the tiger by the tail, there’s a new tiger whose fugacious tail requires catching.

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The Reporter, on the other hand, calls it "a fugacious bit of whimsy that can only be judged minor Woody Allen".

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Embryo straight.—Trees, with alternate serrate pinnately veined leaves and fugacious stipules.

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In this way Masdevallia, Sobralia, and other fugacious flowers may be used for decorative purposes for two evenings at least, but in the absence of immersion they would wither in a very short time.

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