fugacious

1. a. Flying, or disposed to fly; fleeing away; lasting but a short time; volatile. Source: opted

2. a. Fleeting; lasting but a short time; -- applied particularly to organs or parts which are short-lived">short-lived as compared with the life of the individual. Source: opted

3. adj. lasting a very short time Source: wordnet

4. 1. Flying, or disposed to fly; fleeing away; lasting but a short time; volatile. Much of its possessions is so hid, so fugacious, and of so uncertain purchase. Jer. Taylor. 2. (Biol.) Fleeting; lasting but a short time; -- applied particularly to organs or parts which are short-lived as compared with the life of the individual. Source: webster

5. Fleeting; lasting but a short time; -- applied particularly toorgans or parts which are short-lived">short-lived as compared with the life ofthe individual. Source: adambom

6. s lasting a very short time Source: ecdict

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