We were very lucky when we managed to take a photograph of this very rare and elusive creature Due to the elusive nature of the individual we have not yet caught him. The offender does not want to give up his freedom, he has gone into hiding and proving very elusive.
She was very elusive the way she moved about the room.
"That is a fish too elusive to catch." (:
The correct spelling is elusive.An example sentence is "the fraudster is very elusive".
The verb form is to elude (eludes, eluding, eluded).
David was very elusive when his girlfriend asked if he was cheating. The elusive bunny surreptitiously hopped onto the golden fence of invisibility, evading the owner yet again.
This book is very elusive, it is one of a kind.
I worked feverishly to get the test completed.
Success in the business world has so far proved elusive.
Some say there is an elusive frangrance around the abandoned factory.
no. Elusive means hard to catch or understand.
Despite our best efforts, the elusive raccoon went untrapped all summer. Cogent thought remained elusive for the morning.
The solution was, infuriatingly, elusive to him.