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| fu·gi·tive [ fyjətiv ] |
noun (plural fu·gi·tives) |
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1. somebody who runs away: somebody who flees, e.g. from justice, enemies, or brutal treatment
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2. something elusive: an elusive or ephemeral thing
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adjective |
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1. running away: fleeing, especially fleeing arrest or punishment
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2. brief: lasting only briefly
  the fugitive hours
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3. itinerant: moving around from place to place
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4. hard to understand: difficult to understand or retain
the fugitive nature of higher mathematics
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5. for specific occasion: written or composed for a specific occasion or on a subject of only passing interest
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literary
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a collection of essays, letters, and fugitive pieces
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| [14th century. Directly or via French< Latin fugitivus< fugit-, past participle of fugere "flee"] |
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| fu·gi·tive·ly adverb |
| fu·gi·tive·ness noun |
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