ELUSIVE

elusive

(adjective) skillful at eluding capture; “a cabal of conspirators, each more elusive than the archterrorist”- David Kline

baffling, elusive, knotty, problematic, problematical, tough

(adjective) 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”

elusive

(adjective) difficult to describe; “a haunting elusive odor”

elusive, subtle

(adjective) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

elusive (comparative more elusive, superlative most elusive)

Evading capture, comprehension or remembrance.

Difficult to make precise.

Rarely seen.

Source: Wiktionary


E*lu"sive, a.

Definition: Tending to elude; using arts or deception to escape; adroitly escaping or evading; eluding the grasp; fallacious. Elusive of the bridal day, she gives Fond hopes to all, and all with hopes deceives. Pope.

– E*lu"sive*ly, adv.

– E*lu"sive*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

1 June 2025

BACKFIRE

(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”


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Coffee Trivia

There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.

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