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elusive
elusivehard to express or define: an elusive concept; tricky, slippery; baffling; shifty: an elusive felon
Not to be confused with:allusive – having reference to something implied or referred: The clever remark was allusive to Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew.illusive – deceptive; misleading: an illusive alibi; false; unreal; imaginary: an illusive reference to ghosts and goblins
elusivehard to express: an elusive concept; cleverly evasive: an elusive con man; tricky, slippery, shifty, baffling
Not to be confused with:illusive – deceptive, misleading; of the nature of an illusion; unreal; false; imaginary; fancied: an illusive appearance of the deceased during a séance.e·lu·sive E0097400 (ĭ-lo͞o′sĭv, -zĭv)adj.1. Tending to elude capture, perception, comprehension, or memory: "an invisible cabal of conspirators, each more elusive than the archterrorist [himself]" (David Kline).2. Difficult to define or describe: "Failures are more finely etched in our minds than triumphs, and success is an elusive, if not mythic, goal in our demanding society" (Hugh Drummond).
[From Latin ēlūsus, past participle of ēlūdere, to elude; see elude.]
e·lu′sive·ly adv.e·lu′sive·ness n.elusive (ɪˈluːsɪv) adj1. difficult to catch: an elusive thief. 2. preferring or living in solitude and anonymity3. difficult to remember: an elusive thought. eˈlusively adv eˈlusiveness nUsage: See at illusorye•lu•sive (ɪˈlu sɪv) also e•lu•so•ry (-sə ri, -zə-)
adj. 1. eluding one's clear perception; hard to express or define. 2. skillfully evasive. [1710–20; elus (ion) + -ive] e•lu′sive•ly, adv. e•lu′sive•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | elusive - difficult to describe; "a haunting elusive odor"unidentifiable - impossible to identify | | 2. | elusive - skillful at eluding capture; "a cabal of conspirators, each more elusive than the archterrorist"- David Klineartful - marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft; "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors" | | 3. | elusive - difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze; "his whole attitude had undergone a subtle change"; "a subtle difference"; "that elusive thing the soul"subtleimpalpable - imperceptible to the senses or the mind; "an impalpable cloud"; "impalpable shadows"; "impalpable distinctions"; "as impalpable as a dream" | | 4. |  elusive - making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe; "a baffling problem"; "I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast"; "a problematic situation at home"baffling, knotty, problematic, problematical, toughdifficult, hard - not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?" |
elusiveadjective1. difficult to catch, tricky, slippery, difficult to find, evasive, shifty I had no luck in tracking down this elusive man.2. indefinable, puzzling, fleeting, subtle, baffling, indefinite, transient, intangible, indescribable, transitory, indistinct an attempt to recapture an elusive memory3. evasive, puzzling, misleading, baffling, ambiguous, fraudulent, deceptive, illusory, equivocal, fallacious, unspecific, oracular, elusory an elusive answerelusiveadjectiveCharacterized by or exhibiting evasion:evasive, slippery.Translationselude (iˈluːd) verb1. to escape or avoid by quickness or cleverness. He eluded his pursuers. 逃避 逃避2. to be too difficult etc for (a person) to understand or remember. The meaning of this poem eludes me. 難倒 难倒eˈlusive (-siv) adjective escaping or vanishing, often or cleverly. an elusive criminal. 躲避的 躲避的elusive
Synonyms for elusiveadj difficult to catchSynonyms- difficult to catch
- tricky
- slippery
- difficult to find
- evasive
- shifty
adj indefinableSynonyms- indefinable
- puzzling
- fleeting
- subtle
- baffling
- indefinite
- transient
- intangible
- indescribable
- transitory
- indistinct
adj evasiveSynonyms- evasive
- puzzling
- misleading
- baffling
- ambiguous
- fraudulent
- deceptive
- illusory
- equivocal
- fallacious
- unspecific
- oracular
- elusory
Synonyms for elusiveadj characterized by or exhibiting evasionSynonymsSynonyms for elusiveadj difficult to describeRelated Wordsadj skillful at eluding captureRelated Wordsadj difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyzeSynonymsRelated Wordsadj making great mental demandsSynonyms- baffling
- knotty
- problematic
- problematical
- tough
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