Definitions for: Elusive

[adj] skillful at eluding capture; "a cabal of conspirators, each more elusive than the archterrorist"- David Kline
[adj] difficult to describe; "a haunting elusive odor"
[adj] be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind; "his whole attitude had undergone a subtle change"; "a subtle difference"; "that elusive thing the soul"

Webster (1913) Definition: E*lu"sive, a.
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.

Synonyms: artful, evasive, impalpable, subtle, unidentifiable

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