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   elusive

   /ɪˈl(j)uːsɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. difficult to find, catch, or achieve: "success will become ever more elusive" Similar difficult to catch/finddifficult to track downevasiveslipperyshiftyinformal:always on the movecagey
   • ▪ difficult to remember: "the elusive thought he had had moments before"

   Word Origin early 18th century: from Latin elus- ‘eluded’ (from the verb eludere) + -ive.

   Derivatives

   • 1. elusively adverb
   • 2. elusiveness noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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