fugacious (redirected from fugaciously)

fu·ga·cious  (fy-gshs)

adj.

1. Passing away quickly; evanescent.

2. Botany Withering or dropping off early.

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

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fu·gacious·ly adv.

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

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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

Thesaurus

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" ephemeral, passing, short-lived, transitory, transient impermanent, temporary - not permanent; not lasting; "politics is an impermanent factor of life"- James Thurber; "impermanent palm cottages"; "a temperary arrangement"; "temporary housing"