fugitively
English
Etymology
fugitive + -ly
Adverb
fugitively (comparative more fugitively, superlative most fugitively)
- In a fugitive manner.
- 1953, Samuel Beckett, Watt, Olympia Press:
- Yes indeed, in so far as he wished, in so far as he feared, to see Mr. Knott face to face, his wish made him sorry, his fear glad, that he saw him so seldom, and at such a great distance as a rule, and so fugitively, and so often sideways on, and even from behind.
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