Definizione monolingua

elusive

elusive (comparative more elusive, superlative most elusive)

1. evading capture, comprehension or remembrance

   The elusive criminal was arrested

   • 1910, Jack London, chapter 6, Lost Face^[1]:

     Charley chased the elusive idea through all the nooks and crannies of his drowning consciousness.

2. rarely seen
3. difficult to describe

   A precise definition of diarrhea is elusive (Robbins pathology, 8th ed)

Definizione dizionario elusive

	elusivo
	Che evita una risposta precisa, una presa di posizione e sim.

inafferrabile

ingannevole

sfuggente

sfuggevole

Altri significati:

rarely seen

difficult to describe

evading capture, comprehension or remembrance

appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments