adj. Function: adjective
not easily perceived, grasped, comprehended, pinned down, or isolated FF1C; inspiration need not be forever elusive FF1E; FF1C; they finally isolated the elusive virus that caused the disease FF1E;
Synonyms: elusory, evasive, intangible
Related Words: evanescent, fleeting, fugitive; baffling, imponderable, incomprehensible, mysterious; insubstantial, phantom