Elusive Definition

ĭ-lo͝osĭv, -zĭv
adjective
Tending to elude.
Webster's New World
Hard to grasp or retain mentally; baffling.
Webster's New World
Difficult to define or describe.
American Heritage

Rarely seen.

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Origin of Elusive

  • From Latin ēlūsus past participle of ēlūdere to elude elude

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin elusus past participle of eludo (“to parry a blow, to deceive”)

    From Wiktionary

Elusive Sentence Examples

  • She wanted something as elusive as the scent.

  • The answer appears as elusive for us as it did for Plato.

  • Since 1866 he had been pursuing an elusive appearance of glory.

  • This is actually a common bird, but had proved surprisingly elusive.

  • Such progress has proved elusive in the football league cup.

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Words Starting With

EELELU

Words Ending With

EVEIVE

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