elusive | | |
adj. | 1. elusive | difficult to describe.; "a haunting elusive odor" |
| ~ unidentifiable | impossible to identify. |
adj. | 2. elusive | skillful at eluding capture.; "a cabal of conspirators, each more elusive than the archterrorist" |
| ~ artful | marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft.; "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors" |
adj. | 3. elusive, subtle | difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze.; "his whole attitude had undergone a subtle change"; "a subtle difference"; "that elusive thing the soul" |
| ~ impalpable | imperceptible to the senses or the mind.; "an impalpable cloud"; "impalpable shadows"; "impalpable distinctions"; "as impalpable as a dream" |
adj. | 4. baffling, elusive, knotty, problematic, problematical, tough | making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe.; "a baffling problem"; "I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast"; "a problematic situation at home" |
| ~ difficult, hard | not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure.; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?" |
Recent comments
4 days 4 hours ago
16 weeks 12 hours ago
22 weeks 4 days ago
35 weeks 6 days ago
38 weeks 6 days ago
40 weeks 5 days ago
48 weeks 19 hours ago
50 weeks 5 days ago
52 weeks 22 hours ago
1 year 3 hours ago