Definition of: fugitive

(fy′jə·tiv) adjective
1. Fleeing or having fled, as from pursuit, danger, arrest, etc.; escaping or escaped; runaway.
2. Not fixed or lasting; transient; fading or liable to fade; evanescent.
3. Treating of subjects of passing interest; occasional. See synonyms under TRANSIENT.
—n:
1. One who or that which flees, as from pursuit, danger, bondage, restraint, or duty; a runaway or deserter.
2. An exile or refugee. [<F fugitif <L fugitivus <fugere flee]
—fu′gi·tive·ly adverb
—fu′gi·tive·ness noun
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