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elusive

/ɪˈlusɪv/ · 7 letters · 6 distinct letters

  1. adjective

    difficult to describe

    a haunting elusive odor

  2. adjective

    skillful at eluding capture;, David Kline

    a cabal of conspirators, each more elusive than the archterrorist

  3. adjective

    difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze

    his whole attitude had undergone a subtle change

  4. adjective

    making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe

    a baffling problem

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