Fugitively

fu·gi·tive  (fyj-tv)

adj.

1. Running away or fleeing, as from the law.

2.

a. Lasting only a short time; fleeting: "[His] house and burial place ... should be visited by all who profess even a fugitive interest in political economy" John Kenneth Galbraith.

b. Difficult to comprehend or retain; elusive: fugitive solutions to the problem.

c. Given to change or disappearance; perishable: fugitive beauty.

d. Of temporary interest: fugitive essays.

3. Tending to wander; vagabond.

n.

1. One who flees; a refugee.

2. Something fleeting or ephemeral.

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[Middle English fugitif, from Old French, from Latin fugitvus, from fugitus, past participle of fugere, to flee.]

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fugi·tive·ly adv.

fugi·tive·ness n.