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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
.
