2syllables
elusive
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Definitions ofelusive
1adjective
- Evading capture, comprehension or remembrance.
Example: "The elusive criminal was arrested"
- Difficult to make precise.
Example: "A precise definition of diarrhea is elusive (Robbin's pathology, 8th ed)"
- Rarely seen.
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