elusive

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Difficult to find, catch, or achieve.

   A lasting peace agreement remained elusive.

2. 2
   adj

   Hard to understand, describe, or remember precisely.

   The perfume had a faint, elusive scent she couldn't quite name.

From Latin elusus, past participle of eludo (“to parry a blow, to deceive”).

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