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refugitive

refugitive noun: a fugitive who seeks refuge in another state or country.

Noun

refugitive (plural refugitives)

  1. A fugitive who seeks refuge in another state or country.
    • Defeated in 1836, a rebel and a refugitive in 1837, an exile struggling with misfortune and, at the best, uncongenial conditions for a long term of years, Mackenzie was not only restored to Canada, but again had a constituency at his back and ...1979, William Lesueur & McKillop, William Lyon Mackenzie, →ISBN, page 366
    • 'I don't want him for any good reason except to grab a cheque of twenty five^([sic]) millions^([sic]) dollar^([sic]) from president Bush's award as refugitive wanted by him for raising a Jihad against the american^([sic]) interest for oil in Middle East ?',said he and added further , 'do you know...2011, Mohammad Rafique-Al-Quraish, Dr. Bin Ladin, →ISBN, page 210

Adjective

refugitive (comparative more refugitive, superlative most refugitive)

  1. Pertaining to refuge.
    • The settlements of a refugitive nature (2a) are hard to be determined. First of all they were conditioned by the occasional refugitive needs of the people and their property.1988, Balcanica - Volumes 18-19, page 197
    • There, in their several worlds, they find the harmony which they so sorely miss in the midst of mankind. Poetry, which embodies such refugitive attitude, is called the poetry of refuge.2002, Syed Abdul Latif, Ghalib: a critical appreciation of his life & Urdu poetry, page 83

Forms of refugitive

Noun
pluralrefugitives
Adjective
comparativemore refugitive
superlativemost refugitive

Origin of refugitive

Blend of refugee + fugitive.

From refuge + -ive.

Questions about refugitive

What does refugitive mean?
Refugitive means a fugitive who seeks refuge in another state or country.
What part of speech is refugitive?
Refugitive can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of refugitive?
The plural of refugitive is refugitives.

Words near refugitive in the dictionary

  1. refugial
  2. Refugian
  3. refuging
  4. Refugio
  5. Refugio County
  6. refugitive
  7. refugitives
  8. refugium
  9. refugiums
  10. refujew
  11. refujews

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