fugacious
tending to disappear quickly; fleeting
Word origin: From Latin fugax, fleeting, from fugere, to flee.
Fugacious in a sentence
Here are example sentences showing fugacious in a sentence.
The poem dwells on the fugacious beauty of cherry blossoms in spring.
The poet was preoccupied with fugacious things: dew, birdsong, the brief flush of dawn.
Using “fugacious” well
Fugacious means tending to vanish quickly and is a more literary synonym for fleeting. It often describes things in nature that last only a short while.
More GRE words starting with F
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