Another word for elusive

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Adjective

Characterized by or exhibiting evasion

slippery
Causing or tending to cause sliding or slipping:
Of a surface, having low friction, often due to being covered in a non-viscous liquid, and therefore hard to grip, hard to stand on without falling, etc.
(Figuratively, by extension) Evasive; difficult to pin down.

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1. Causing or tending to cause sliding or slipping:
2. Of a surface, having low friction, often due to being covered in a non-viscous liquid, and therefore hard to grip, hard to stand on without falling, etc.
3. (Figuratively, by extension) Evasive; difficult to pin down.
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evasive
Tending or seeking to evade; not straightforward; tricky; equivocal
Intentionally vague or ambiguous; equivocal:
Hard to catch, grasp, etc.; elusive

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1. Tending or seeking to evade; not straightforward; tricky; equivocal
2. Intentionally vague or ambiguous; equivocal:
3. Hard to catch, grasp, etc.; elusive
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Another word for elusive

Modifier

Evasive

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Mysterious

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