fugacious

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  1. adjective Passing away quickly; evanescent.
  2. adjective Botany Withering or dropping off early.

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  1. From Latin fugāx, fugāc-, from fugere, to flee.

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  1. from L. fugax (fugaci-), fleeing, swift, fleeting, from fugere, flee: see fugitive.
 

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/fjuˈgeɪʃəs/
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