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Temporary vs Fugitive - What's the difference?

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Temporary is a related term of fugitive.


As adjectives the difference between temporary and fugitive

is that temporary is not permanent; existing only for a period or periods of time while fugitive is fleeing or running away.

As nouns the difference between temporary and fugitive

is that temporary is one serving for a limited time; short-term employee while fugitive is a person who is fleeing or escaping from something, especially prosecution.

temporary

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not permanent; existing only for a period or periods of time.
  • Existing only for a short time or short times; transient, ephemeral.

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    * See also

    Noun

    (temporaries)
  • One serving for a limited time; short-term employee.

    • Synonyms

    * temp

    fugitive

    English

    (wikipedia fugitive)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who is fleeing or escaping from something, especially prosecution.
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  • *:“I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera,the speed-mad fugitives from the furies of ennui, the neurotic victims of mental cirrhosis, the jewelled animals whose moral code is the code of the barnyard—!”

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • fleeing or running away
  • transient, fleeting or ephemeral
  • elusive or difficult to retain