elusive | ||
1. | [ adjective ] difficult to describe | |
Examples: | "a haunting elusive odor" |
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Related terms: | unidentifiable | |
2. | [ adjective ] skillful at eluding capture | |
Synonyms: | evasive | |
Examples: | "a cabal of conspirators, each more elusive than the archterrorist"- David Kline |
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Related terms: | artful | |
3. | [ adjective ] be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind | |
Synonyms: | subtle | |
Examples: | "his whole attitude had undergone a subtle change" "a subtle difference" "that elusive thing the soul" |
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Related terms: | impalpable | |
Similar spelling: |
Elsberry Elisabeth |