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elusive

e·lu·sive

elusive

 
pronunciation:
ih lu sihv
features:
Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
part of speech: adjective
definition: hard to find or catch.
For seven weeks, the sheriff searched the hills for the elusive outlaw.
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derivations: elusively (adv.), elusiveness (n.)
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