elusive

UK /ɪˈl(j)uː.sɪv/ US /ɪˈl(j)u.sɪv/

adj 3

Collocations

(adj.)

VERBS

be, prove

Finding a good parking spot near the station proved elusive during rush hour.

become | remain

ADV

extremely, very | rather, somewhat

strangely

The answer to the riddle remained strangely elusive despite everyone's best efforts to solve it.

notoriously

Finding a good plumber in this city has proven notoriously elusive for most residents.

Definitions

adj

Evading capture, comprehension or remembrance.

The elusive criminal was arrested

The temporary elusive goal / To reach the solace, to feed once more upon the synthetic reaper of loss / No matter the outcome, the cost

Difficult to make precise.

A precise definition of diarrhea is elusive

Charley chased the elusive idea through all the nooks and crannies of his drowning consciousness.

Rarely seen.

While you're sniffing the trunks of the ponderosas to see if they're butterscotch, vanilla, strawberry, or the elusive chocolate variety, watch for Brown Creepers, an elusive variety of bird.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — making great mental demands

adjective — difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze

subtle

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The elusive criminal was arrested

Wiktionary

The temporary elusive goal / To reach the solace, to feed once more upon the synthetic reaper of loss / No matter the outcome, the cost

Wiktionary

A precise definition of diarrhea is elusive

Wiktionary

This species of deer is so elusive that only two have ever been photographed in the wild.

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Tom is elusive.

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You're elusive.

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