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Fugitive Adjective ˈfjuːdʒətɪv  Word Origin Avoid Caught Fu•Gi•Tive

Front fugitive
Back fu•gi•tive
noun, adjective
BrE /ˈfjuːdʒətɪv/
NAmE /ˈfjuːdʒətɪv/
noun
 word origin
 example bank
~ (from sb/sth)
a person who has escaped or is running away from somewhere and is trying to avoid being caught

a fugitive from justice
adjective
 word origin
[only before noun]
1 trying to avoid being caught

a fugitive criminal
2 (literary) lasting only for a very short time
fleeting
a fugitive idea/thought

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