highly elusive
Frequency: 7.08.9 per million words
To a significant degree; very difficult to define or achieve.
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- The concept of true happiness can be highly elusive.
- For many artists, commercial success remains a highly elusive goal.
- The subatomic particle they were searching for proved to be highly elusive.
- The snow leopard is a highly elusive creature, rarely seen in its natural habitat.
- A clear consensus on the future of the market is highly elusive among experts.
- That specific quality of leadership he possesses is highly elusive and difficult to replicate.
- Justice, in this complex case, has been highly elusive for the victims' families.
- The exact memory of that day was highly elusive, returning only in fragments.
- A simple solution to this multifaceted problem has proven to be highly elusive.
- The truth behind the political scandal remained highly elusive despite numerous investigations.