26 March 2015

fugacious

[fyoo-gey-shuh s]

adjective
1. fleeting; transitory:
a sensational story with but a fugacious claim on the public’s attention.
2. Botany. falling or fading early.

Origin
Latin
1625-1635; < Latin fugāci- (stem of fugāx apt to flee, fleet, derivative of fugere to flee + -ous

Related forms
fugaciously, adverb
fugaciousness, fugacity [fyoo-gas-i-tee] (Show IPA), noun

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Examples from the web for fugacious
– One reason for this is that oil and gas is fugacious, and can be lost to surrounding property if not diligently captured.

Today’s aphorism

There will always be something to ruin our lives, it all depends on what or which finds us first. We are always ripe and ready to be taken.

– Charles Bukowski

On this day

26 March 1827 – death of Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer. One of the world’s most influential composers. He composed 9 symphonies, 5 concertos for piano, 32 piano sonatos and 16 string quartets. Baptised on 17 December 1770.

26 March 1971 – The country of East Pakistan declares its independence and renames itself Bangladesh.