elusive, adj.
freq. cnt. 2
freq. cnt. 2
skillful at eluding capture
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
elusive
sample sentences
"a cabal of conspirators, each more elusive than the archterrorist"- David Kline
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semantic pointers
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difficult to describe
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
elusive
sample sentences
"a haunting elusive odor"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
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making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
baffling elusive knotty problematic problematical tough
sample sentences
"a baffling problem""I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast"
"a problematic situation at home"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 9
elusive subtle
sample sentences
"his whole attitude had undergone a subtle change""a subtle difference"
"that elusive thing the soul"
lexical pointers
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semantic pointers
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