English dictionary
elusive
adjectivePronunciation
ɪˈluːsɪv
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- skillful at eluding capture
adjective
- making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
adjective
- difficult to describe
adjective
- difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
Example sentences
{'source': 'David Kline', 'text': 'a cabal of conspirators, each more elusive than the archterrorist'}
a baffling problem
I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast
a problematic situation at home
a haunting elusive odor
his whole attitude had undergone a subtle change
a subtle difference
that elusive thing the soul