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Meaning of "elusively" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ELUSIVELY

elusively  [ɪˈluːsɪvlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ELUSIVELY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Elusively is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES ELUSIVELY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of elusively in the English dictionary

The first definition of elusively in the dictionary is in a way that is difficult to catch. Other definition of elusively is in a solitary or anonymous manner. Elusively is also in a way that is difficult to remember.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ELUSIVELY


abusively
əbˈjuːsɪvlɪ
allusively
əˈluːsɪvlɪ
collusively
kəˈluːsɪvlɪ
conclusively
kənˈkluːsɪvlɪ
delusively
dɪˈluːsɪvlɪ
diffusively
dɪˈfjuːsɪvlɪ
effusively
ɪˈfjuːsɪvlɪ
exclusively
ɪkˈskluːsɪvlɪ
inclusively
ɪnˈkluːsɪvlɪ
inconclusively
ˌɪnkənˈkluːsɪvlɪ
inobtrusively
ˌɪnəbˈtruːsɪvlɪ
intrusively
ɪnˈtruːsɪvlɪ
obtrusively
əbˈtruːsɪvlɪ
preclusively
prɪˈkluːsɪvlɪ
prelusively
prɪˈljuːsɪvlɪ
protrusively
prəˈtruːsɪvlɪ
seclusively
sɪˈkluːsɪvlɪ
transfusively
trænsˈfjuːsɪvlɪ
unexclusively
ˌʌnɪkˈskluːsɪvlɪ
unobtrusively
ˌʌnəbˈtruːsɪvlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ELUSIVELY

elucidatory
elucubrate
elucubration
elude
eluder
eludible
eluent
Elul
elusion
elusive
elusiveness
elusoriness
elusory
elute
elution
elutor
elutriate
elutriation
elutriator
eluvia

WORDS THAT END LIKE ELUSIVELY

actively
aggressively
alternatively
collectively
comparatively
creatively
cumulatively
effectively
excessively
extensively
inductively
lively
lovely
massively
negatively
objectively
positively
progressively
relatively
respectively
selectively

Synonyms and antonyms of elusively in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «elusively» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ELUSIVELY

Find out the translation of elusively to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of elusively from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «elusively» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

难以捉摸
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

elusivamente
570 millions of speakers

English

elusively
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

elusively
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مراوغ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неуловимо
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

elusively
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

elusively
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

elusively
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sukar difahami
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ausweichend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

elusively
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

elusively
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Elusively
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

elusively
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சேராத
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उत्स्फूर्तपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

elusively
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

elusivamente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

elusively
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

невловимо
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

insesizabil
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φευγαλέα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

elusively
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

elusively
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

elusively
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of elusively

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ELUSIVELY»

The term «elusively» is normally little used and occupies the 127.454 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ELUSIVELY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about elusively

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ELUSIVELY»

Discover the use of elusively in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to elusively and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Curriculum in a New Key: The Collected Works of Ted T. Aoki
Chapter. 8. Layered. Voices. of. Teaching: The. Uncannily. Correct. and. the. Elusively. True1. (1992). I have been asking myself twice, three times, and more, “What authorizes me to speak to educators of teaching?” Could it be that with over ...
Ted T. Aoki, William F. Pinar, Rita L. Irwin, 2004
2
Marriage, Writing, and Romanticism: Wordsworth and Austen ...
The second is to signal, again elusively, that Wordsworth restages the Virgilian valediction elsewhere in the “third volume,” not in the two “Lycoris” poems, which are built on a celebratory sibling foundation, but in “To ———,” which I argue is ...
Eric C. Walker, 2009
3
Risking Truth: Reshaping the World through Prayers of Lament
But a more fundamental shortcoming with Terrien's elusive presence is that it is finally neither testable nor negatable. What, after all, would constitute evidence that God is not elusively present, but simply absent? A World War? The holocaust ?
Scott A. Ellington, 2008
4
The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright: A Complete Catalog
Arranged chronologically, provides a revised and updated edition of the authoritative guide to all of Wright's architecture.
William Allin Storrer, Frank Lloyd Wright, 2002
5
Druids: A Very Short Introduction
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly.
Barry Cunliffe, 2010
6
On Bullshit
Harry G. Frankfurt. [67] solid and resistant to skeptical dissolu- tion. Our natures are, indeed, elusively insubstantial—notoriously less stable and less inherent than the natures of other things. And insofar as this is the case, sincerity itself is ...
Harry G. Frankfurt, 2009
7
Quiet Testimony: A Theory of Witnessing from ...
Yet the book is steeped in the particular intellectual climate of the nineteenth century, in which speech and meaning were often understood to exceed the bounds of the recognized human subject.
Shari Goldberg, 2013
8
Circulate
“But I'm sure there's going to be some kind of ramifications for my actions.” “That will be discussed with Professor Hamilton.” Dr. Knight said elusively. Then I turned on her. “But before we go back, know this. I'm going to want to see Guy again.
K. Rebecca Smith, 2010
9
School Arts
Yes, the result was gray, but a most colorful gray, with a great deal of the rose playing elusively about. Such a hand-dyed fabric is sufficient unto itself, so the only omaments placed upon the draped folds are two feather rosettes, dyed ...
10
Lennon: The Man, the Myth, the Music - The Definitive Life
Dylan's SelfPortrait (1970), for example, threw the elusively comic triumph of Blonde onBlonde (1966) or the elusively metaphysical John WesleyHarding ( 1968) intohighrelief, andthe Rolling Stones' Goats Head Soup(1973), with the hit “Angie ...
Tim Riley, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ELUSIVELY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term elusively is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Alan Cumming: The normal side of a celebrity life
... in Vermont, mud spattered and scratched, utterly incapable of finding the road my phone informed me was tantalizingly, yet elusively, near. «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
2
China's Young Postmodern, Post-Mao Artists
The image presents and opens up those questions — and many others — beautifully and elusively. In blunt contrast, Qiu Xiaofei's massive oil ... «Hyperallergic, Jul 15»
3
Hayley Kiyoko On Keeping Queerness in the Jem and the …
When asked about whether we'll see some queerness in the film, Kiyoko replied positively, if not a bit elusively. Umm….I don't know, I guess? «The Mary Sue, Jul 15»
4
The Perfect Man
More elusively, Mitchell also seems to possess a genius for recognizing patterns in space and foreseeing the way complicated scenarios will ... «Oxford American, Jul 15»
5
Gregory Pepper Unloads 10 Tracks for New 7-Inch
... hadn't left: elusively confessional, proudly nostalgic, and as fun as crashing a shopping cart when you're drunk with plans on getting drunker. «Exclaim!, Jun 15»
6
Rob Neufeld: Morgan pens psalms of clods and the cosmos
Also, like Frost, he likes to wrap up with seemingly pat but elusively wry aphorisms. "Some say the world will end in fire,/ Some say in ice," Frost ... «Asheville Citizen-Times, Jun 15»
7
Book review: Sunjeev Sahota's The Year Of The Runaways is …
... not as vibrant and immediately arresting as that we encounter in Ours Are the Streets, and the plot proceeds ponderously – at times elusively. «The National, Jun 15»
8
Environmentalists Target CEO's Mansion to Protest Destruction of …
"Activists... wanted to bring the destruction of the tortoises' home directly to the front door of Kolter Group," the group elusively posted online ... «New Times Broward-Palm Beach, Jun 15»
9
Theater review: 'Uncanny Valley' explores what makes us human
The questions about what makes us human take many forms, some specifically scientific, others more elusively aesthetic and nuanced. «Sacramento Bee, Jun 15»
10
Report Details Business Crisis for Comedy Central — Along With a …
And viewers — especially the younger ones Comedy Central wants in its cross hairs — slip elusively among smartphone apps, Xbox consoles, ... «Television Week, Jun 15»

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