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fugacious

adjectiveliterário/fuˈɡaʃ/medium

fu·gaz

Definition

Passing quickly; short-lived; ephemeral.
He caught only a fugacious glimpse of the bird.
Their triumph was fugacious, soon forgotten.
Common collocations
fugaz beautyfugaz momentfugaz impression

Etymology

Do latim 'fugax, fugacis' (que foge rapidamente).

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