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Word entry · 7 letters

elusive

Best crossword clue

"Hard to catch"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ɪˈl(j)uː.sɪv/Part of speech adjectiveSorted eeilsuvStarts with EEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. skillful at eluding capture

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • The elusive criminal was arrested
  • The temporary elusive goal / To reach the solace, to feed once more upon the synthetic reaper of loss / No matter the outcome, the cost
  • A precise definition of diarrhea is elusive

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