ELUSIVE

 

MEANING 1: (adj.) something that is difficult to define or comprehend

EXAMPLE SENTENCES:

  1. Many find the subject elusive in the extreme and thus it has the lowest attendance rate.
  2. The answers to the questions of life remain elusive.

 

MEANING 2: (adj.) something that avoids capture or perception

EXAMPLE SENTENCES:

  1. The elusive fox darted behind the trees to hide from the hunters.
  2. He maintained an elusive and hideous image. 

 

SYNONYMS: Evasive, Slippery, Fugitive

ANTONYMS: Attainable, Available, Reachable

 

Also see

EMPATHY MEANING

EMPIRICAL MEANING

EPIC MEANING

EPIPHANY MEANING