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elusive adjective
Meaning : Difficult to describe.
Example :
A haunting elusive odor.
Meaning : Skillful at eluding capture.
Example :
A cabal of conspirators, each more elusive than the archterrorist.
Meaning : Difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze.
Example :
His whole attitude had undergone a subtle change.
A subtle difference.
That elusive thing the soul.
Synonyms : subtle
Meaning : Making great mental demands. Hard to comprehend or solve or believe.
Example :
A baffling problem.
I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast.
A problematic situation at home.
Synonyms : baffling, knotty, problematic, problematical, tough
