- fugitive (Adj.)
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fugitive (Adj.)
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fugitive — [adj] fleeing, transient avoiding, brief, criminal, elusive, ephemeral, errant, erratic, escaping, evading, evanescent, fleeting, flitting, flying*, fugacious, hot*, impermanent, lamster, momentary, moving, on the lam*, passing, planetary,… … New thesaurus
fugitive — adj evanescent, transitory, *transient, fleeting, passing, ephemeral, momentary, short lived … New Dictionary of Synonyms
fugitive — late 14c. (adj. and noun), from O.Fr. fugitif, from L. fugitivus fleeing (but commonly used as a noun meaning runaway, fugitive slave, deserter ), from pp. stem of fugere run away, flee, from PIE root *bheug (1) to flee (Cf. Gk. pheugein to flee … Etymology dictionary
fugitive — [fyo͞o′ji tiv] adj. [ME fugitif < OFr < L fugitivus < pp. of fugere, to flee < IE base * bheug , to flee > Gr phygē, flight] 1. fleeing, apt to flee, or having fled, as from danger, justice, etc. 2. a) passing quickly away;… … English World dictionary
fugitive — adj. & n. adj. 1 fleeing; that runs or has run away. 2 transient, fleeting; of short duration. 3 (of literature) of passing interest, ephemeral. 4 flitting, shifting. n. 1 (often foll. by from) a person who flees, esp. from justice, an enemy,… … Useful english dictionary
fugitive — fugitively, adv. fugitiveness, fugitivity, n. /fyooh ji tiv/, n. 1. a person who is fleeing, from prosecution, intolerable circumstances, etc.; a runaway: a fugitive from justice; a fugitive from a dictatorial regime. adj. 2. having taken flight … Universalium
fugitive — fu|gi|tive1 [ˈfju:dʒıtıv] n someone who is trying to avoid being caught by the police fugitive from ▪ a fugitive from US justice fugitive 2 fugitive2 adj [only before noun] [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: fugitif, from Latin fugere to run… … Dictionary of contemporary English
fugitive — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ wanted ▪ one of the most wanted fugitives sought by the Italian police ▪ dangerous VERB + FUGITIVE ▪ be, become … Collocations dictionary
fugitive — 1. Temporary; transient. 2. Fleeting; denoting certain inconstant symptoms. [L. fugitivus, fleeing, fr. fugio, pp. fugitus, to flee] * * * fu·gi·tive fyü jət iv adj tending to be inconstant or transient <fugitive aches and pains (Berton… … Medical dictionary
fugitive — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. runaway, fleeing; transient, ephemeral, evanescent, fleeting; transitory. n. runaway, eloper, absconder; refugee, escapee. See avoidance, escape, transientness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. outlaw,… … English dictionary for students
fugitive — fu·gi·tive || fjuËdʒɪtɪv n. one who runs away from a difficult or dangerous situation adj. runaway, fleeing, escaped; transitory, fleeting, passing … English contemporary dictionary
