"elusive" meaning in Englisch

See elusive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: elusive [positive], more elusive [comparative], most elusive [superlative]
  1. ausweichend, flüchtig
    Sense id: de-elusive-en-adj-E9CvRNm3
  2. schwer zu fassen, schwer zu erreichen
    Sense id: de-elusive-en-adj-LNcTlbqO
  3. schwer nachvollziehbar, schwer fassbar, schwer definierbar
    Sense id: de-elusive-en-adj-R81-jJha
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: evasive, incomprehensible, tricky Derived forms: elusive thought Translations (ausweichend, flüchtig): ausweichend (Deutsch), flüchtig (Deutsch) Translations (schwer nachvollziehbar, schwer fassbar, schwer definierbar): schwer definierbar (Deutsch) Translations (schwer zu fassen, schwer zu erreichen): fassen (Deutsch)
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