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fugitive

fu·gi·tive

UK/ˈfjuːd͡ʒɪtɪv/ US/ˈfjudʒɪtɪv/ fairly common
noun (2) adjective (1)

noun

1.

someone who flees from an uncongenial situation

  • “fugitives from the sweatshops”
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2.

someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice

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adjective

1.

lasting for a markedly brief time

  • “a fleeting glance”
  • “fugitive hours”
  • “rapid momentaneous association of things that meet and pass”
  • “a momentary glimpse”
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Origin

From Middle English fugitive, fugityve, fugityf, fugitife, fugytif, fugitif, from Latin fugitīvus, from fugitō, from fugiō.

Phrases

  • fugitive disentitlement
  • fugitive dust
  • fugitive from justice
  • fugitive pigment

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