elusive
Evading capture, comprehension or remembranceEvading capture, comprehension or remembrance.
» Tom is elusive.
Tom ist schwer zu fassen. — Felixjp
Том невловимий. — deniko
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3 sensesEvading capture, comprehension or remembrance.
The elusive criminal was arrested
flüchtig, schwer fassbar
неуловимыйneulovimyj, ускользающийuskolʹzajuščij
skillful at eluding capture
Difficult to make precise.
schwierig, schwer fassbar, schwer zu beschreiben
труднодостижимыйtrudnodostižimyj
difficult to describe
Rarely seen.
Examples
18 sentencesTom is elusive.
Том невловимий. — deniko
deTom ist schwer zu fassen. — Felixjp
Tom is very elusive.
The truth is elusive in espionage.
The answer to this question is elusive.
deDie Antwort auf diese Frage entzieht sich einem. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The answer to this question has proved elusive.
deDie Antwort auf diese Frage hat sich als schwer fassbar erwiesen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Latin elusus, past participle of eludo (“to parry a blow, to deceive”).From Latin elusus, past participle of eludo (“to parry a blow, to deceive”).
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Forms
more elusive, most elusive| Comparative | more elusive Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most elusive Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
7 synonyms- difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze:subtle
- making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe:bafflingknottyproblematicproblematicaltough
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.