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beguiling

English

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -a?l??

Verb

beguiling

  1. present participle of beguile

Noun

beguiling (plural beguilings)

  1. A beguilement.

Adjective

beguiling (comparative more beguiling, superlative most beguiling)

  1. That beguiles or beguile.
    a beguiling look
    • 2009, Reif Larsen, The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet, Pinguin Books, page 26:
      I thought he was supposed to be my mentor. But, in actuality, what did I know about the often beguiling world of adults?

Translations

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elusive

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??lu?s?v/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /i?lu?s?v/
  • Homophone: illusive

Adjective

elusive (comparative more elusive, superlative most elusive)

  1. Evading capture, comprehension or remembrance.
    The elusive criminal was arrested
  2. Difficult to make precise.
    A precise definition of diarrhea is elusive (Robbin's pathology, 8th ed)
  3. Rarely seen.

Related terms

  • elude

Derived terms

  • elusively
  • elusiveness

Translations

Italian

Adjective

elusive

  1. feminine plural of elusivo

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