I. fu ‧ gi ‧ tive 1 /ˈfjuːdʒətɪv, ˈfjuːdʒɪtɪv/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
someone who is trying to avoid being caught by the police
fugitive from
a fugitive from US justice
II. fugitive 2 BrE AmE adjective [only before noun]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: French ; Origin: fugitif , from Latin fugere 'to run away' ]
1 . trying to avoid being caught by the police
2 . literary lasting for a very short time:
rare and fugitive visits