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elusory

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e⋅lu⋅sive

  [i-loo-siv]
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–adjective
1. eluding clear perception or complete mental grasp; hard to express or define: an elusive concept.
2. cleverly or skillfully evasive: a fish too elusive to catch.
Also, e⋅lu⋅so⋅ry  [i-loo-suh-ree, -zuh-] .

Origin:
1710–20; elus(ion) + -ive

Related forms:
e⋅lu⋅sive⋅ly, adverb
e⋅lu⋅sive⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
2. tricky, slippery, shifty; puzzling, baffling.
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