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- Dictionaryelusive/ɪˈl(j)uːsɪv/
adjective
- 1. difficult to find, catch, or achieve: "success will become ever more elusive" Similar
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The meaning of ELUSIVE is tending to elude. How to use elusive in a sentence.
ELUSIVE definition: 1. difficult to describe, find, achieve, or remember: 2. difficult to describe, find, achieve, or…. Learn more.
Things that are elusive are hard to find, pin down, or remember. They slip right out of your grasp. Ever try to catch a mouse? It's not easy, because mice are quick and elusive — they're tough to catch. Rabbits are speedy, so they're elusive too.
Something or someone that is elusive is difficult to find, describe, remember, or achieve. In the city late-night taxis are elusive and far from cheap. 3 meanings: 1. difficult to catch 2. preferring or living in solitude and anonymity 3. difficult to remember.... Click for more definitions.
Elusive definition: eluding or failing to allow for or accommodate a clear perception or complete mental grasp; hard to express or define. See examples of ELUSIVE used in a sentence.
Definition of elusive adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. difficult to find, define or achieve. Eric, as elusive as ever, was nowhere to be found. A solution to the problem of toxic waste is proving elusive. Further movie roles have proved somewhat elusive for the young actor.
ELUSIVE meaning: 1. difficult to describe, find, achieve, or remember: 2. difficult to describe, find, achieve, or…. Learn more.
elusive - 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"
There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective elusive, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Synonyms for ELUSIVE: slippery, transient, evasive, fleeting, inaccessible, temporary, passing, fugitive; Antonyms of ELUSIVE: available, convenient, attainable, obtainable, accessible, reachable, approachable
