elusiveadj.

/ɪˈl(j)uːsɪv/

Etymology: < Latin ēlūs- participial stem of ēlūdĕre to elude v.

a. That eludes or seeks to elude. Const. of.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > escape > [adjective] > taking evasive action > elusive

slippery1573

epileptical1646

elusive1725

1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey I. ii. 99 Elusive of the bridal day, she gives Fond hopes to all.

1736 T. Gray Let. 8 May in Corr. T. Gray & W. Mason (1853) 3 Then grasp'd its [the ball's] weight, elusive of his hold.

1737 R. Savage Of Public Spirit 56 The grot, elusive of the noontide ray.

†b. Of an argument: Evasive, of the nature of a subterfuge. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adjective] > evasive > specifically of action or conduct

shuffling1644

elusory1646

elusive1719

evasive1744

1719 D. Waterland Vindic. Christ's Divinity 121 An elusive, equivocating Answer to the Objection.

a. That eludes the grasp or pursuit; chiefly figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > [adjective]

uncouthc897

unnimlyc1225

incomprehensiblea1340

unsearchablec1384

unknowable?c1400

investigablea1425

uncomprehensiblea1425

unthinkablec1445

imperscrutablec1450

inscrutablec1450

inopinable?a1475

incomprenable1502

unspectable?1504

incogitablec1522

uncogitable1529

impenetrable1531

inimaginable1534

inexplicable1555

unsensible1555

unscrutable1562

unfashionable1563

unpenetrable1581

unexcogitable1592

ineffable1598

inexcogitable1599

indivinable1603

ininvestigable1604

incapable1605

searchless?1606

uncomprehensive1609

unconceivable1611

undivinable1611

unimaginable1611

unexplicable1615

unintelligible1616

unapprehensible?1617

unfathomable1617

imprehensible1622

ununderstandablea1631

indeprehensible1633

indiscernible1635

inscrute1639

inapprehensiblea1641

indiscoverable1640

unexaminable1641

impervestigable1643

fathomless1645

inconceivable1646

indeterminable1646

inexplorable1646

insearchable1647

incomprehended1652

comprehendlessa1654

incomprehensive1656

untraceable1661

uninvestigablea1677

unintelligent1683

incognoscible1691

thought-transcendinga1711

uncognizable1720

acataleptic1727

undescriptive1744

elusive1751

impalpable1781

inaccessible1796

unconjecturable1806

uncognoscible1821

unascertainable1827

unfixable1831

unguessable1832

unrealizable1832

unsurveyable1833

hard-shelled1835

unintellective1837

undeemed1845

graspless1849

unconjectured1850

incognizable1852

ungraspable1853

unreadable1853

super-cerebral1854

elusory1856

trans-conscious1865

intangible1880

uncatchable1892

unspelt1892

unplumbable1895

unknowledgeable1920

indiscutable1933

1751 Student 2 No. 10. 364 Pleasures..insubstantial, elusive, and transitory.

1762 W. Falconer Shipwreck ii. 731 They..groaning, cling upon the elusive weed.

1865 M. Arnold Ess. Crit. iii. 94 Guérin's elusive, undulating, impalpable nature.

b. That eludes distinct perception or precise definition; evanescent.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > invisibility > [adjective] > hard to see > eluding gaze

obscurea1616

subtle1768

elusive1830

eludent1848

1830 A. Cunningham Lives Brit. Painters (ed. 2) II. 142 It presents us with images so vivid and yet elusive.

1863 N. Hawthorne Our Old Home I. 195 A faint, elusive smell.

1883 Harper's Mag. July 177/2 Striving..after the elusive spirit of the general landscape.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	elusive
释义	elusiveadj. /ɪˈl(j)uːsɪv/ Etymology: < Latin ēlūs- participial stem of ēlūdĕre to elude v. 1. a. That eludes or seeks to elude. Const. of. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > escape > [adjective] > taking evasive action > elusive slippery1573 epileptical1646 elusive1725 1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey I. ii. 99 Elusive of the bridal day, she gives Fond hopes to all. 1736 T. Gray Let. 8 May in Corr. T. Gray & W. Mason (1853) 3 Then grasp'd its [the ball's] weight, elusive of his hold. 1737 R. Savage Of Public Spirit 56 The grot, elusive of the noontide ray. †b. Of an argument: Evasive, of the nature of a subterfuge. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adjective] > evasive > specifically of action or conduct shuffling1644 elusory1646 elusive1719 evasive1744 1719 D. Waterland Vindic. Christ's Divinity 121 An elusive, equivocating Answer to the Objection. 2. a. That eludes the grasp or pursuit; chiefly figurative. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > [adjective] uncouthc897 unnimlyc1225 incomprehensiblea1340 unsearchablec1384 unknowable?c1400 investigablea1425 uncomprehensiblea1425 unthinkablec1445 imperscrutablec1450 inscrutablec1450 inopinable?a1475 incomprenable1502 unspectable?1504 incogitablec1522 uncogitable1529 impenetrable1531 inimaginable1534 inexplicable1555 unsensible1555 unscrutable1562 unfashionable1563 unpenetrable1581 unexcogitable1592 ineffable1598 inexcogitable1599 indivinable1603 ininvestigable1604 incapable1605 searchless?1606 uncomprehensive1609 unconceivable1611 undivinable1611 unimaginable1611 unexplicable1615 unintelligible1616 unapprehensible?1617 unfathomable1617 imprehensible1622 ununderstandablea1631 indeprehensible1633 indiscernible1635 inscrute1639 inapprehensiblea1641 indiscoverable1640 unexaminable1641 impervestigable1643 fathomless1645 inconceivable1646 indeterminable1646 inexplorable1646 insearchable1647 incomprehended1652 comprehendlessa1654 incomprehensive1656 untraceable1661 uninvestigablea1677 unintelligent1683 incognoscible1691 thought-transcendinga1711 uncognizable1720 acataleptic1727 undescriptive1744 elusive1751 impalpable1781 inaccessible1796 unconjecturable1806 uncognoscible1821 unascertainable1827 unfixable1831 unguessable1832 unrealizable1832 unsurveyable1833 hard-shelled1835 unintellective1837 undeemed1845 graspless1849 unconjectured1850 incognizable1852 ungraspable1853 unreadable1853 super-cerebral1854 elusory1856 trans-conscious1865 intangible1880 uncatchable1892 unspelt1892 unplumbable1895 unknowledgeable1920 indiscutable1933 1751 Student 2 No. 10. 364 Pleasures..insubstantial, elusive, and transitory. 1762 W. Falconer Shipwreck ii. 731 They..groaning, cling upon the elusive weed. 1865 M. Arnold Ess. Crit. iii. 94 Guérin's elusive, undulating, impalpable nature. b. That eludes distinct perception or precise definition; evanescent. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > invisibility > [adjective] > hard to see > eluding gaze obscurea1616 subtle1768 elusive1830 eludent1848 1830 A. Cunningham Lives Brit. Painters (ed. 2) II. 142 It presents us with images so vivid and yet elusive. 1863 N. Hawthorne Our Old Home I. 195 A faint, elusive smell. 1883 Harper's Mag. July 177/2 Striving..after the elusive spirit of the general landscape. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1719
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