fugitive

fugitive is a 8-letter English word with 7 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Fleeing from pursuit, danger, restraint, etc., escaping, from service, duty etc.; as, a fugitive solder; a fugitive slave; a fugitive debtor. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 18 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Fleeing from pursuit, danger, restraint, etc., escaping, from service, duty etc.; as, a fugitive solder; a fugitive slave; a fugitive debtor.
2. adjective. 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.
3. noun. One who flees from pursuit, danger, restraint, service, duty, etc.; a deserter; as, a fugitive from justice.
4. noun. Something hard to be caught or detained.
5. noun. someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice
6. noun. someone who flees from an uncongenial situation

   "fugitives from the sweatshops"

   Synonyms: fleer, runaway

7. adjective. lasting for a markedly brief time

   "a fleeting glance"

   "fugitive hours"

   Synonyms: fleeting, momentaneous, momentary

Synonyms

fleer, runaway, fleeting, momentaneous, momentary

Common word forms

fugitives, fugitively, fugitiveness

Words from these letters

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