WORD OF THE DAY: FUGACIOUS
adjective | fyoo-GAY-shus
What It Means
Fugacious is a formal word that describes something that lasts only a short time.
// The rock band’s early success proved fugacious; within two years its members had moved on to other careers.
// Savor the enduring pleasures of life as intensely as the fugacious ones.
Examples of FUGACIOUS
“The Handel & Hendrix [House], on 23 and 25 Brook Street in central London, reopens 18 May…. The 18th century German composer George Frideric Handel called number 25 home for some 36 years, up until his death in 1759. Here, he manufactured hits like coronation/Champions League belter Zadok the Priest, and the Music for the Royal Fireworks with such voraciousness, his manuscripts were often bespattered with food and beer stains. Perhaps you’d equate such sloppiness with Jimi Hendrix; his tenancy in a flat at 23 Brook Street was altogether fugacious; he was only here from 1968-9—though in that time, used it for countless interviews, jam sessions—and referred to it as the only place he ever lived that felt like home.” — Will Noble, The Londonist, 18 May 2023
Merriam Webster Dictionary
