fugitive

fugitive has 7 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 8.

Definitions

• a.. Fleeing from pursuit, danger, restraint, etc., escaping, from service, duty etc.; as, a fugitive solder; a fugitive slave; a fugitive debtor.
• a.. Not fixed; not durable; liable to disappear or fall away; volatile; uncertain; evanescent; liable to fade; -- applied to material and immaterial things; as, fugitive colors; a fugitive idea.
• n.. One who flees from pursuit, danger, restraint, service, duty, etc.; a deserter; as, a fugitive from justice.
• n.. Something hard to be caught or detained.
• n.. someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice
• n.. someone who flees from an uncongenial situation; "fugitives from the sweatshops"
• a.. lasting for a markedly brief time; "a fleeting glance"; "fugitive hours"; "rapid momentaneous association of things that meet and pass"; "a momentary glimpse"