Synonym: evasive, subtle. Similar words: inclusive, exclusive, exclusively, effusive, obtrusive, intrusive, allusion, illusion. Meaning: [-uːsɪv] adj. 1. difficult to describe 2. skillful at eluding capture 3. be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind.
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31. So much so that I think the time has come to discard those tests which have proved so elusive.
32. As for Chelsea, Wise reckons they are inching ever closer to that elusive away victory.
33. We repeatedly tried to contact the manager, an elusive man who was never in his office.
34. Although the ceasefire appeared to be holding, a political settlement remained elusive.
35. He leaned against the wall desperately trying to clear his mind but the memory proved elusive.
36. Thousands of young hopefuls were interviewed but none possessed the elusive qualities Selznick sought.
37. Find her, they say, and you take a big step toward finding the elusive Bishop.
38. He had that elusive quality so distinctive of Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces.
39. One of the most deadly of all these creatures is the elusive Cave Squig.
40. This enabled the establishment of a critical position in relation to science which for Adorno remained so elusive.
41. But Arthur's success remains as elusive as the court of the Faerie Queene.
42. I shouldn't think he was searching for anything elusive. Low imagination count.
43. Arsenal's breaks were few but always threatening and Oldham, after a first flurry, found openings increasingly elusive.
44. So, the handyman sends out his patented query: Does anyone out there know where these elusive script numbers are sold?
45. Pluto moves very fast, and often very quietly, opening a wholly new and elusive musical dimension.
46. I can find the Big Dipper, but the North Star can be elusive.
47. For the genealogist, however, the principal value of the returns lies in the help they provide in tracing elusive ancestors.
48. Federal health officials suspect fresh fruit as the source behind the outbreak, but admit the cause or causes may be elusive.
49. But what she has come up with in Jazz is wilder, more elusive than in any previous work.
50. Were they really placed as milestones or could we be on the track of the elusive mark stones of great antiquity?
51. This is the elusive quality which record companies look for.
52. Armed with a fistful of papers you now have to join the queue to fetch the elusive gadget.
53. Indices of success in compliance systems are more elusive for field staff to attain than in sanctioning systems.
54. However,[sentencedict.com] we spotted its calf frisking among the trees and it was more elusive.
55. Quality is elusive, and the flexible organization must be fast on its feet in pursuit of quality goals.
56. Pressure on staff resources also continues to increase, and the goal posts remain as elusive as ever.
57. Such observations are rare, and the phenomena associated with these close flybys of Earth are elusive.
58. I stared at elusive, dark shapes below and watched for tracers.
59. A cure for the disease has proven to be elusive.
60. Closing her eyes, she tried to regain sleep that had never seemed more elusive.
More similar words: inclusive, exclusive, exclusively, effusive, obtrusive, intrusive, allusion, illusion, conclusion, preclusion, in conclusion, disillusion, draw a conclusion, massive, passive, pervasive, derisive, decisive, offensive, intensive, excessive, impulsive, defensive, expensive, extensive, explosive, persuasive, recessive, impressive, aggressive.