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elusive

adjective /ɪlusɪv/ 3 syllables 7 letters Scrabble 10 WWF 13
Definitions
adjective

making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe

adjective

difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze

“that elusive thing the soul”

adjective

difficult to describe

“a haunting elusive odor”

adjective

skillful at eluding capture

“a cabal of conspirators, each more elusive than the archterrorist”

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