- a variation of elusive.
elusory
Britishadjective
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avoiding the issue; evasive
elusory arguments
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difficult to grasp mentally; elusive
elusory ideas
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To stifle this cry in the dreaded populace of the Eternal City, the emperors imported grain largely from Egypt and Lybia, and distributed it at an elusory price, or gratuitously, to the people.
From Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 365, March, 1846 by Various
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