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fugacious

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fu·ga·cious  (fy-gshs)
adj.
1. Passing away quickly; evanescent.
2. Botany Withering or dropping off early.

[From Latin fugx, fugc-, from fugere, to flee.]

fu·gacious·ly adv.
fu·gacious·ness, fu·gaci·ty (-gs-t) n.

fugacious [fjuːˈgeɪʃəs]
adj
1. passing quickly away; transitory; fleeting
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany lasting for only a short time fugacious petals
[from Latin fugax inclined to flee, swift, from fugere to flee; see fugitive]
fugaciously  adv
fugaciousness  n
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Adj.1.fugacious - lasting a very short time; "the ephemeral joys of childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth's transient beauty"; "love is transitory but it is eternal"; "fugacious blossoms"
impermanent, temporary - not permanent; not lasting; "politics is an impermanent factor of life"- James Thurber; "impermanent palm cottages"; "a temperary arrangement"; "temporary housing"


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