elusive
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7.0
- adjective
- /ɪˈluːsɪv/
:
escurridizo
- In practice, however, the modest goals proved almost as elusive as abolition had been.
- remain elusive
- an elusive goal
- prove elusive
When people saying dark matter, it's some elusive particle that we can't detect.
- When people saying dark matter, it's some elusive particle that we can't detect.
- IS the possum the most dangerous and elusive of prey?
- Yeah, now fame, like money, is an incredibly is incredibly elusive and often empty quote reward.
- The kinds of friendships I've always wanted, but but in some cases found elusive because of that lack of trust.
- Instead of being afraid, we stood as the bear did, trying to get a better look at the elusive beast.
- It becomes safe to say that's my type, especially when your type is someone that is ever elusive.
- So as we cycle, as women cycle through the monthly cycle, there will be times when sleep is more elusive.
- But I I don't think that if you're not in his visual range or in his ecosystem, it's hard to get in because he's, he's so elusive.
- And he was on the he was on the hunt for an elusive treasure that was a Spanish ship that sank off the coast of Florida.
- But we don't have to pursue this chimerical pursuit, this elusive quest to stand up to the West and be in the first ranks of powers.
Examples
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Neighborhood revitalization will be an elusive goal if indigenous assets are not a part of the strategy.
Academic text (1997) -
Measuring the contribution of IT to organizational performance has proved an elusive research objective for many years.
Academic text (2000) -
The money made in New York will not last you very long, and fun in Los Angeles is elusive, as you all know.
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lt is a most elusive fish.
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One reason the cats are elusive is their use of caves.
Academic text (2011) -
My new employer has me hunting more elusive prey now.
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Spent much of his life searching for the elusive yeti.
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This is why the Democrats lose, because they're always chasing this elusive independent voter.
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A fisherman grows weary of trying to catch an elusive fish.
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After hours of searching, the hikers finally found the elusive trail leading to the waterfall.
Synonyms
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6.6
Not easily seen or noticed
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5.0
Difficult to find, stop, or understand
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7.1
Very hard to find
Describes something very hard to understand or find in a joking way
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
Describes something very hard to understand or find in a joking way
How Hard
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Elusive comes from the old Latin word eludere, from e- 'out' and ludere 'to play', so it once meant 'to slip out' or escape. That's why an elusive person or animal is hard to find or catch — they seem to 'slip out' or avoid capture.