1. running away or intending flight a fugitive slave a fugitive debtor
2. moving from place to place : wandering
3. a : being of short duration b : difficult to grasp or retain : elusive
c : likely to evaporate, deteriorate, change, fade, or disappear dyed with fugitive colors
4. being of transient interest
— fu·gi·tive·ly adverb
— fu·gi·tive·ness noun
Examples of FUGITIVE
1. As he daydreamed, fugitive thoughts passed through his mind.
2. that fugitive trait called artistic creativity
Origin of FUGITIVE
Middle English, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French fugitif, from Latin fugitivus, from fugitus, past participle of fugere to flee; akin to Greek pheugein to flee
First Known Use: 14th century
Related to FUGITIVE
Synonyms: evasive, elusive, slippery
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