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[ɪ'luːsɪv]aggettivo [person, animal] inafferrabile; [ concept] elusivo; [prize, victory] irraggiungibile; [memory, dream] sfuggevole, evanescente* * *[-siv]adjective (escaping or vanishing, often or cleverly: an elusive criminal.) elusivo, inafferrabile* * *elusive /ɪˈlu:sɪv/a.1 difficile da catturare ( anche fig.); sfuggente; inafferrabile: an elusive animal, un animale difficile da trovare (o da catturare); elusive fame, la sfuggente fama; an elusive virus, un virus difficile da isolare2 difficile da definire; indefinibile; sfuggente: an elusive concept, un concetto difficile da definire3 evasivo: He answered with an elusive ‘It all depends’, rispose con un evasivo ‘Dipende’elusively avv. elusiveness n. [u].* * *[ɪ'luːsɪv]
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elusively — elusive ► ADJECTIVE 1) difficult to find, catch, or achieve. 2) difficult to remember. DERIVATIVES elusively adverb elusiveness noun. ORIGIN from Latin eludere elude … English terms dictionary
Elusively — Elusive E*lu sive, a. Tending to elude; using arts or deception to escape; adroitly escaping or evading; eluding the grasp; fallacious. [1913 Webster] Elusive of the bridal day, she gives Fond hopes to all, and all with hopes deceives. Pope.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
elusively — adverb see elusive … New Collegiate Dictionary
elusively — See elusive. * * * … Universalium
elusively — adverb In an elusive manner … Wiktionary
elusively — adv. evasively, deceptively, in an elusive manner … English contemporary dictionary
elusively — elu·sive·ly … English syllables
elusively — See: elusive … English dictionary
elusively — adverb see elusive … Useful english dictionary
elusive — elusively, adv. elusiveness, n. /i looh siv/, adj. 1. eluding clear perception or complete mental grasp; hard to express or define: an elusive concept. 2. cleverly or skillfully evasive: a fish too elusive to catch. Also, elusory /i looh seuh ree … Universalium
elusive — adjective Date: 1719 tending to elude: as a. tending to evade grasp or pursuit < elusive prey > b. hard to comprehend or define < an elusive concept > c. hard to isolate or identify < a haunting elusive aroma > • elusively adverb • elusiveness … New Collegiate Dictionary