fugitive
adjective/ˈfjuːdʒətɪv/
/ˈfjuːdʒətɪv/
[only before noun]- trying to avoid being caught
- a fugitive criminal
- (literary) lasting only for a very short time synonym fleeting
- a fugitive idea/thought
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French fugitif, -ive, from Latin fugitivus, from fugere ‘flee’.
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