ELUSIVE


Meaning of ELUSIVE in English

adj.

VERBS

▪ be , prove

Further movie roles have proved somewhat ~ for the young actor.

▪ become

▪ remain

ADVERB

▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.

a very eloquent speaker

▪ highly

▪ ever

He was searching for the ever ~ ‘perfect job’.

▪ strangely

A cure has proved strangely ~.

▪ notoriously

Truth is a notoriously ~ quality.

▪ frustratingly , maddeningly

The murderer remained frustratingly ~.

Elusive is used with these nouns: ↑ character , ↑ concept , ↑ goal , ↑ quality

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