flyktig — meaning in English

English meaning

• fugitive noun A person who is fleeing or hiding, especially to avoid arrest.
• volatile adjective Likely to change suddenly and unpredictably, especially for the worse.

Senses

flyktig is used for these senses in English:

• fugitive Fleeing or running away; escaping.
• volatile (physics) Evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions.

fugitive — full definition

1. noun A person who is fleeing or hiding, especially to avoid arrest.
2. adjective Fleeing or running away.
3. adjective Lasting only a short time; fleeting.

volatile — full definition

1. adjective Likely to change suddenly and unpredictably, especially for the worse.
2. adjective Evaporating quickly at normal temperatures.
3. adjective In computing, describing memory whose contents are lost when power is removed.

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