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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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hurried

English

Alternative forms

  • hurryed (obsolete)

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?h??id/
  • (US, accents with the "Hurry-furry" merger) IPA(key): /?h?id/
  • (US, accents without the "Hurry-furry" merger) IPA(key): /?h??id/

Adjective

hurried (comparative more hurried, superlative most hurried)

  1. Done in a hurry; rushed.

Verb

hurried

  1. simple past tense and past participle of hurry

Anagrams

  • dhurrie

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