Толковый словарь английского языка - fugitive
Fugitive
fugitive
I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French fugitif, from Latin fugitivus, from fugitus, past participle of fugere to flee; akin to Greek pheugein to flee Date: 14th century running away or intending flight , moving from place to place ; wandering , 3. being of short duration, difficult to grasp or retain ; elusive , likely to evaporate, deteriorate, change, fade, or disappear , being of transient interest , see: transient ~ly adverb ~ness noun II. noun Date: 14th century a person who flees or tries to escape, something elusive or hard to find
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adj. & n. --adj. 1 fleeing; that runs or has run away. 2 transient, fleeting; of short duration. 3 (of literature) of passing interest, ephemeral. 4 flitting, shifting. --n. 1 (often foll. by from) a person who flees, esp. from justice, an enemy, danger, or a master. 2 an exile or refugee. Derivatives fugitively adv. Etymology: ME f. OF fugitif -ive f. L fugitivus f. fugere fugit- flee ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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