fugacious
pronunciation
How to pronounce fugacious in British English:
UK [fju:'geɪʃəs]
How to pronounce fugacious in American English:
US [fju'geɪʃəs]
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- Adjective:
- enduring a very short time
Word Origin
- fugacious (adj.)
- "fleeing, likely to flee," 1630s, with -ous + Latin fugaci-, stem of fugax "apt to flee, timid, shy," figuratively "transitory, fleeting," from fugere "to flee" (see fugitive). Related: Fugaciously; fugaciousness; fugacity.
Example
- 1. Leaves alternate ; stipules small , sheathing bud , fugacious ; petiole swollen at base and apex ; leaf blade simple , palmately veined .
- 2. Leaves simple , often dimorphic , fugacious or persisting , basal and cauline , alternate , margin entire or undulate ; ocrea tubular , membranous , margin entire .
- 3. We dare not ask for more after we lost in the lonely city . Owning more is just fugacious solatia , which mean .
- 4. But even though always accompanyed by many friends , after a period of fugacious excited time , still feel solitude .