[1670–80; illus(ory) + -ive]This word is first recorded in the period 1670–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: bonding, generic, plan, saber, template-ive is a suffix of adjectives (and nouns of adjectival origin) expressing tendency, disposition,function, connection, etc. Other words that use the affix -ive include: active, corrective, detective, passive, sportive
Examples of 'illusive' in a sentence
illusive
Physically, he's illusive and dreamy.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
What makes this phase such an illusive time-drain is our wariness of being caught by the non-relevant e-mail.
Globe and Mail (2003)
I often awoke in the night to the sound of their roars, but they remained an illusive presence.
Globe and Mail (2003)
Maybe this one illusive project is indeed the same 'precious' that's driving everyone forward into greater insanity.