Fugitive. 1651, N.E.D. Now obs. in England.
1826. As greedily as a bailiff possesses himself of a fugacious captain.—Sydney Smith, in the Edinburgh Review.
1846. I will not permit any such fugacious scandal against any high executive officer.—Mr. Westcott of Florida in the U.S. Senate, April 22: Cong. Globe, p. 709.
1850. A fugacious bill for the capture of runaway negroes.—Mr. Benton of Missouri, U.S. Senate, April 8: id., p. 657.
1860. This fugacious exploit will be [Gen. Ortega’s] only victory upon the royal occupant of the Escurial.—Richmond Enquirer, May 1, p. 1/3.
1860. The fugacious woman was tracked to Canemah.—Oregon Argus, July 7.
