Why this word is great
FUGACIOUS — [Adjective] Fleeting, fading quickly, transient. From Latin fugācius (comparative of fugāciter, "evasively, fleetingly"), from fugāx ("transitory, fleeting"), from fugiō ("to flee"). Unlike "ephemeral" (which suggests inherent brevity) or "evanescent" (which implies gradual dissolution), "fugacious" carries the urgency of escape—a thing not merely brief, but actively slipping away. It is the scent of jasmine on a summer breeze, gone before you can name it; the glint of a fish breaking the water’s surface, vanishing into the depths; the last warmth of a lover’s hand as they pull away. Life is fugacious by design—we are always losing it even as we hold it.