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- DictionaryE·lu·sive/əˈlo͞osiv/
adjective
- 1. difficult to find, catch, or achieve: "success will become ever more elusive"
: tending to evade grasp or pursuit. elusive prey. b. : hard to comprehend or define. c. : hard to isolate or identify. elusively adverb. elusiveness noun. Synonyms. evasive. fugitive. slippery. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of elusive in a Sentence.
eluding or failing to allow for or accommodate a clear perception or complete mental grasp; hard to express or define: an elusive concept. cleverly or skillfully evasive: a fish too elusive to catch. Synonyms: baffling, puzzling, shifty, slippery, tricky. difficult to find: hoping that elusive donors will finally contribute. elusive. / ɪˈluːsɪv /
ELUSIVE definition: 1. difficult to describe, find, achieve, or remember: 2. difficult to describe, find, achieve, or…. Learn more.
adjective. difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze. “that elusive thing the soul”. synonyms: subtle. impalpable. imperceptible to the senses or the mind. adjective. difficult to describe. “a haunting elusive odor”.
difficult to describe, find, achieve, or remember: The answers to these questions remain as elusive as ever. Success, however, remained elusive for her. elusive memories. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Unachievable. be (a) no go idiom. be on a hiding to nothing idiom. be on the road to nowhere idiom. be out of your league idiom. cat.
Something or someone that is elusive is difficult to find, describe, remember, or achieve. In London late-night taxis are elusive and far from cheap.
adj. 1. difficult to catch: an elusive thief. 2. preferring or living in solitude and anonymity. 3. difficult to remember: an elusive thought. eˈlusively adv. eˈlusiveness n. Usage: See at illusory.
adjective. /ɪˈluːsɪv/. /ɪˈluːsɪv/. difficult to find, define or achieve. Eric, as elusive as ever, was nowhere to be found. the elusive concept of ‘literature’. A solution to the problem of toxic waste is proving elusive. Extra Examples. Topics Difficulty and failure c1.
ELUSIVE definition: difficult to describe, find, achieve, or remember: . Learn more.
Elusive definition: Tending to elude capture, perception, comprehension, or memory.
