English to English
elusive
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adjective (a)
- Tending to elude; using arts or deception to escape; adroitly escaping or evading; eluding the grasp; fallacious.(adjective)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- difficult to describe(adj.all)Example:
A haunting elusive odor.
source: wordnet30 - skillful at eluding capture(adj.all)Example:
A cabal of conspirators, each more elusive than the archterrorist.
source: wordnet30 - difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze(adj.all)Example:
That elusive thing the soul.
source: wordnet30 - making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe(adj.all)source: wordnet30
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