Sekirov Dictionary

fugitive

/ˈfjuːd͡ʒɪtɪv/

adjective 3
noun 1
verb 1
forms 5

adjective3

•
Fleeing or running away; escaping.
- I found afterwards that he was the chauffeur, who filled the gaps left by a succession of fugitive butlers. — 1912
•
Transient, fleeting or ephemeral.
- Turmeric can also dye a yellow, but it is very fugitive. — 1847
Elusive or difficult to retain.

noun1

A person who flees or escapes and travels secretly from place to place, and sometimes using disguises and aliases to conceal their identity, as to avoid law authorities in order to avoid an arrest or prosecution, or to avoid some other unwanted situation.

verb1

•
To render someone a fugitive; to drive into escape or exile.
- Her son Thomas was fugitived in the persecution. — 1864

forms

fugitived · fugitiving · fugitives · more fugitive · most fugitive

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