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fugacious
/ ːˈɡɪʃə /
adjective
- passing quickly away; transitory; fleeting
- botany lasting for only a short time
fugacious petals
Derived Forms
- ڳˈdzܲԱ, noun
- ڳˈdzܲ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- ڳ·cdzܲ· adverb
- ڳ·cdzܲ·Ա ڳ···ٲ [fyoo-, gas, -i-tee], noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of fugacious1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of fugacious1
Example Sentences
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.
The moment you catch the tiger by the tail, there’s a new tiger whose fugacious tail requires catching.
The Reporter, on the other hand, calls it "a fugacious bit of whimsy that can only be judged minor Woody Allen".
Embryo straight.—Trees, with alternate serrate pinnately veined leaves and fugacious stipules.
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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