fugitive

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The Word of the Day for September 27 is: 

fugitive   \FYOO-juh-tiv\   noun
         *1 : a person who flees or tries to escape; especially : refugee 
     2 : something elusive or hard to find

Example sentence:
          The television news aired frequent descriptions of the fugitive, who 
was wanted for assault and murder.

Did you know?
          "Fugitive" was adopted into English as both a noun and an adjective 
in the 14th century. Both forms came to Middle English by way of Middle French 
from the Latin adjective "fugitivus." "Fugitivus," in turn, comes from 
"fugitus," the past participle of the verb "fugere," meaning "to flee." Since 
its adoption, the noun “fugitive” has been used to identify a motley group of 
individuals: runaway slaves and soldiers, on-the-run criminals, exiles, 
refugees, and vagabonds. Eventually, it also developed a less commonly used 
extended sense for things which are difficult to find or pin down.





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