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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
elusive/iˈluːsɪv/

▶adjective difficult to find, catch, or achieve.

– derivatives
elusively adverb,
elusiveness noun.

– origin C18: from L. elus-, eludere ‘elude’ + -ive.

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