Definition of elusive

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Elusive (a.) Tending to elude; using arts or deception to escape; adroitly escaping or evading; eluding the grasp; fallacious.

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Delusive :: Delusive (a.) Apt or fitted to delude; tending to mislead the mind; deceptive; beguiling; delusory; as, delusive arts; a delusive dream..
Delusion :: Delusion (n.) That which is falsely or delusively believed or propagated; false belief; error in belief.
Misleading :: Misleading (a.) Leading astray; delusive.
Elusive :: Elusive (a.) Tending to elude; using arts or deception to escape; adroitly escaping or evading; eluding the grasp; fallacious.
Faithless :: Faithless (a.) Serving to disappoint or deceive; delusive; unsatisfying.
Subtonic :: Subtly (adv.) Deceitfully; delusively.
Fallacious :: Fallacious (a.) Embodying or pertaining to a fallacy; illogical; fitted to deceive; misleading; delusive; as, fallacious arguments or reasoning..
Subtly :: Subtlety (n.) Something that is sly, crafty, or delusive..
Deceptious :: Deceptious (a.) Tending deceive; delusive.
Subtle :: Subtle (superl.) Characterized by refinement and niceness in drawing distinctions; nicely discriminating; -- said of persons; as, a subtle logician; refined; tenuous; sinuous; insinuating; hence, penetrative or pervasive; -- said of the mind; its faculties, or its operations; as, a subtle intellect; a subtle imagination; a subtle process of thought; also, difficult of apprehension; elusive..
Prelusory :: Prelusory (a.) Introductory; prelusive.
Wanhope :: Wanhope (n.) Want of hope; despair; also, faint or delusive hope; delusion. [Obs.] Piers Plowman..
Glamour :: Glamour (n.) Any artificial interest in, or association with, an object, through which it appears delusively magnified or glorified..
Delusory :: Delusory (a.) Delusive; fallacious.
Countercast :: Countercast (n.) A trick; a delusive contrivance.
Bubble :: Bubble (n.) Anything that wants firmness or solidity; that which is more specious than real; a false show; a cheat or fraud; a delusive scheme; an empty project; a dishonest speculation; as, the South Sea bubble..
Evasive :: Evasive (a.) Tending to evade, or marked by evasion; elusive; shuffling; avoiding by artifice..
Mask :: Mask (n.) A festive entertainment of dancing or other diversions, where all wear masks; a masquerade; hence, a revel; a frolic; a delusive show..
Prelusive :: Prelusive (a.) Of the nature of a prelude; introductory; indicating that something of a like kind is to follow.
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