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fugitive
[ fyoo-ji-tiv ]
noun
- a person who is fleeing, as from prosecution, intolerable circumstances, etc.; a runaway:
a fugitive from justice;
a fugitive from a dictatorial regime.
adjective
- having taken flight, or run away:
The Fugitive Slave Act was part of the Compromise of 1850 that led the United States even closer to civil war.
fugitive thoughts that could not be formulated.
Synonyms: temporary, brief, flying, passing, transient
Antonyms: permanent
- Fine Arts. changing color as a result of exposure to light and chemical substances present in the atmosphere, in other pigments, or in the medium.
- dealing with subjects of passing interest, as writings; ephemeral:
fugitive essays.
Synonyms: light, trivial, evanescent, momentary
Antonyms: lasting
- wandering, roving, or vagabond:
a fugitive carnival.
fugitive
/ ˈfjuːdʒɪtɪv /
noun
- a person who flees
- a thing that is elusive or fleeting
adjective
- fleeing, esp from arrest or pursuit
- not permanent; fleeting; transient
- moving or roving about
Derived Forms
- ˈfugitiveness, noun
- ˈfugitively, adverb
Other Words From
- fu·gi·tive·ly adverb
- fu·gi·tiv·i·ty [fyoo-ji-, tiv, -i-tee], fu·gi·tive·ness noun
- non·fu·gi·tive adjective noun
- non·fu·gi·tive·ly adverb
- non·fu·gi·tive·ness noun
- un·fu·gi·tive adjective
- un·fu·gi·tive·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of fugitive1
Example Sentences
Having fled Spain in the weeks after the murder, he is currently a fugitive from justice.
The prime minister of Vanuatu has ordered the cancellation of a passport issued by the island nation to fugitive Indian businessman Lalit Modi, who is wanted by Delhi in a corruption case.
Clark was arrested last October by Mexican authorities and was among 29 fugitives extradited to the US from Mexico last week.
Obispo-Hernandez, who remains a fugitive, has also been tied to those threats.
Twelve days in 1965 saw the general public gripped by the exploits of a fugitive bird, a golden eagle that had escaped from London Zoo in Regent's Park.
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