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Word of the Day : October 25, 2018
fugacious
adjective fyoo-GAY-shus
Definition :
: lasting a short time : evanescent
Did You Know ?
Fugacious is often used to describe immaterial things like emotions, but not always. Botanists, for example, use it to describe plant parts that wither or fall off before the usual time. Things that are fugacious are fleeting, and etymologically they can also be said to be fleeing. Fugacious derives from the Latin verb fugere, which means "to flee." Other descendants of fugere include fugitive, refuge, and subterfuge.
Examples :
The rock band's rise in popularity turned out to be fugacious, and within two years its members had moved on to other careers.
"The maple leaves are a yellow light signaling me to slow down and take in the last pulse of color of a fugacious fall." — David Johnson, The Daily News of Newburyport (Massachusetts), 26 Nov. 2013.
fugacious
adjective fyoo-GAY-shus
Definition :
: lasting a short time : evanescent
Did You Know ?
Fugacious is often used to describe immaterial things like emotions, but not always. Botanists, for example, use it to describe plant parts that wither or fall off before the usual time. Things that are fugacious are fleeting, and etymologically they can also be said to be fleeing. Fugacious derives from the Latin verb fugere, which means "to flee." Other descendants of fugere include fugitive, refuge, and subterfuge.
Examples :
The rock band's rise in popularity turned out to be fugacious, and within two years its members had moved on to other careers.
"The maple leaves are a yellow light signaling me to slow down and take in the last pulse of color of a fugacious fall." — David Johnson, The Daily News of Newburyport (Massachusetts), 26 Nov. 2013.
Word of the Day: Fugacious
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The American public's attention span is fugacious. It lasts about as long as the shortened news cycle.
LTC Stephen F. COL Mikel J. Burroughs Maj Robert Thornton MSgt David Hoffman SGT (Join to see) LTC David Brown MSgt Stephen Council CPT Jack Durish LTC Greg Henning SGT Gregory Lawritson SPC Diana D. SSG Diane R.
LTC Stephen F. COL Mikel J. Burroughs Maj Robert Thornton MSgt David Hoffman SGT (Join to see) LTC David Brown MSgt Stephen Council CPT Jack Durish LTC Greg Henning SGT Gregory Lawritson SPC Diana D. SSG Diane R.
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Great word today. My thoughts about a sentence using the word fugacious are fleeting.
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SSG Robert Webster
SGT John " Mac " McConnell - And that was a double entendre, in more ways than one.
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Maj Robert Thornton
PO3 Bob McCord I was working the Hillsry angle but hadn't had enough coffee at the time to jump start my brain.
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Good morning SGT John " Mac " McConnell. None of he defenders of the Alamo in 1836 were fugacious in any way.
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