elusive(adjective satellite) skillful at eluding capture; "a cabal of conspirators, each more elusive than the archterrorist"- David Kline
(adjective satellite) difficult to describe; "a haunting elusive odor"
(adjective satellite) be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind; "his whole attitude had undergone a subtle change"; "a subtle difference"; "that elusive thing the soul"
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