Defn: Light; puffy. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U. S.]
FUGA
Fu"ga, n. Etym: [It.] (Mus.)
Defn: A fugue.
FUGACIOUS
Fu*ga"cious, a. Etym: [L. fugax, fugacis, from fugere: cf. F. fugace.
See Fugitive.]
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.)
Defn: Fleeting; lasting but a short time; — applied particularly to organs or parts which are short-lived as compared with the life of the individual.
FUGACIOUSNESS
Fu*ga"cious*ness, n.
Defn: Fugacity. [Obs.]
FUGACITY
Fu*gac"i*ty, a. Etym: [L fugacitas: cf. F. fugacité.]