elusive
ADJECTIVE
/ɪ'lusɪv/
7 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH E
elusive is a valid 7-letter word worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
E1L1U1S1I1V4E1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 =10 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 20TRIPLE WORD → 30
MEANING
What does elusive mean?
ADJECTIVE · 4 SENSES
1
Making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe.
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2
Difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze.
“that elusive thing the soul”
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3
Difficult to describe.
“a haunting elusive odor”
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4
Skillful at eluding capture.
“a cabal of conspirators, each more elusive than the archterrorist”
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