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n. - The quality of being difficult to grasp or pin down.

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  • The author's elusiveness may at times be construed as evasiveness
  • Now, the New York Jets rookie running back is showing the same kind of elusiveness in the NFL.
  • Through all the talk of Machida's "elusiveness" and speed, it was Rua that was able to find holes and avoid damage.
  • He plays like a big running back yet has a significant amount of "elusiveness" to his credit, or at least he did in college.
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