elusive

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪˈluːsɪv/
• (RP) IPA: /iˈluːsɪv/

Adjective

elusive

1. Evading capture, comprehension or remembrance.

   The elusive criminal was arrested

2. Difficult to make precise.

   A precise definition of diarrhea is elusive (Robbin's pathology, 8th ed)

3. Rarely seen.

Related terms

• elude

Translations

• French: évasif
• German: flüchtig, schwer fassbar
• Italian: elusivo
• Portuguese: elusivo, fugidio
• Russian: неуловимый
• Spanish: elusivo

Translations

• German: schwierig, schwer fassbar, schwer zu beschreiben
• Portuguese: elusivo
• Russian: труднодостижимый

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