elusive

Letters that make elusive

s, e, l, i, u, v are letters that make 'elusive'

Words within elusive

el, si, SI, EL, iv, IV, US, Lu, Si are words within 'elusive'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of elusive

delusive is a word created by adding a letter to 'elusive'


4 possible definitions for 'elusive'

Elusive as "making great mental demands, hard to comprehend or solve or believe"

Under this definition, elusive is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

knotty, tough, baffling, problematic, problematical have the same meaning as 'elusive'

Derivatives of elusive

formidability, toughness, complicatedness, knottiness, tortuousness, complication, job, problem are derivatives of 'elusive'.

Similar to elusive

difficult, hard are similar to 'elusive'.


Elusive as "difficult to describe"

Under this definition, elusive is an adjective and has the following properties:

Derivatives of elusive

elusiveness, elude, escape are derivatives of 'elusive'.

Similar to elusive

unidentifiable is similar to elusive.

Example of elusive used within this context

"a haunting elusive odor"


Elusive as "difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze"

Under this definition, elusive is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

subtle has the same meaning as elusive

Derivatives of elusive

elusiveness, elude, escape are derivatives of 'elusive'.

Similar to elusive

impalpable is similar to elusive.

Example of elusive used within this context

"his whole attitude had undergone a subtle change", "a subtle difference", "that elusive thing the soul"


Elusive as "skillful at eluding capture"

Under this definition, elusive is an adjective and has the following properties:

Derivatives of elusive

elusiveness, bilk, elude, evade are derivatives of 'elusive'.

Similar to elusive

artful is similar to elusive.

Example of elusive used within this context

"a cabal of conspirators, each more elusive than the archterrorist"- David Kline



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