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Traditional English :: fug
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fuggy.html - n. & v. colloq. --n. stuffiness or fustiness of the air in a room. --v.intr. (fugged, fugging) stay in or enjoy a fug. fuggy adj. [19th c.: orig. unkn.] |
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Traditional English :: fugacious
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fuggy.html - adj. literary fleeting, evanescent, hard to capture or keep. fugaciously adv. fugaciousness n. fugacity n. [L fugax fugacis f. fugere flee] |
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Traditional English :: fugal
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fuggy.html - adj. of the nature of a fugue. |
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Traditional English :: fugitive
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fuggy.html - adj. & n. --adj. 1 fleeing; that runs or has run away.
2 transient, fleeting; of short duration.
3 (of literature) of passing interest, ephemeral.
4 flitting, shifting. --n. 1 (often foll. by from) a person who flees, esp. from justice, an enemy, danger, or a master.
2 an exile or refugee. fugitively adv. [ME f. OF fugitif -ive f. L fugitivus f. fugere fugit- flee] |
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Traditional English :: fugle
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fuggy.html - v.intr. act as a fugleman. [back-form. f. FUGLEMAN] |
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Traditional English :: fugleman
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fuggy.html - n. (pl. -men) 1 hist. a soldier placed in front of a regiment etc. while drilling to show the motions and time. 2 a leader, organizer, or spokesman. [G Flâgelmann f. Flâgel wing + Mann man] |
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