different between elusive vs hedging

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

elusive From the web:

  • what elusive means
  • what's elusiveness in madden
  • what elusive means in spanish
  • what elusive in tagalog
  • elusive what does it mean
  • what are elusive targets hitman
  • what are elusive dreams
  • what do elusive mean


hedging

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?h?d???/

Verb

hedging

  1. present participle of hedge

Noun

hedging (plural hedgings)

  1. The act of one who hedges (in various senses)
  2. Any plant used to form a hedge
  3. (pragmatics, composition) The use of intentionally ambiguous statements

hedging From the web:

  • what hedging means
  • what hedging plants grow in shade
  • what hedging means in forex
  • what hedging grows fast
  • what hedging is safe for horses
  • what's hedging in finance
  • what's hedging a bet
  • what's hedging language
+1
Share
Pin
Like
Send
Share

you may also like