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fu·gi·tive
 fugitive
- pronunciation:
- fyu
j
tihv
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
someone who is escaping or running away, as from the police, persecution, responsibilities, or the like.
- synonyms:
- escapee, runaway
- similar words:
- outlaw, refugee, renegade, vagabond
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
running away; fleeing.
a fugitive killer- synonyms:
- runaway
- similar words:
- escaped, flying, loose
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| definition 2: |
not permanent or lasting; transitory or ephemeral.
fugitive pleasures- synonyms:
- brief, ephemeral, fleeting, passing, short-lived, temporal, transient, transitory
- similar words:
- evanescent, momentary, temporary
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| definition 3: |
not easy to grasp or retain.
fugitive ideas- synonyms:
- elusive
- similar words:
- evasive, illusory, insubstantial, phantom, slippery, volatile
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| definition 4: |
inclined to wander; vagabond.
- synonyms:
- errant, itinerant, roaming, roving, vagabond, wandering
- similar words:
- nomadic
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| related words: |
fleeting, runaway |
| derivations: |
fugitively (adv.), fugitiveness (n.) |
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