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elusively

/ɪˈɫusɪvli/ adv

In an elusive manner

Word Origin Elusive comes from Latin 'e-' 'out' + 'ludere' 'to play' — literally 'playing out of reach,' like a game of hide-and-seek. The root 'lud-' gives us illusion (playing upon), delude (play false), allude (play toward), collude (play together), and even ludicrous (playful, absurd). So elusively means 'in a way that slips away playfully.' The PIE root *leid- is about play and jest.

adv In an elusive manner

The answer to the riddle was elusively hidden in the final stanza.

(副词) 难以捉摸地

谜底巧妙地隐藏在最后一节诗中。

(adverbio) evasivamente; de manera evasiva; escurridizamente [De manera evasiva.]

La respuesta al acertijo estaba **evasivamente** escondida en la última estrofa.

(adverbe) insaisissablement; de manière évasive; fuyamment; de façon insaisissable [De manière insaisissable, échappant à la compréhension ou à la perception.]

La réponse à l'énigme était elusively cachée dans la dernière strophe.

(Adverb) ausweichend; flüchtig [Auf eine schwer fassbare, ausweichende Weise; so, dass etwas schwer zu erkennen oder zu verstehen ist.]

Die Antwort auf das Rätsel war **elusively** im letzten Vers versteckt.

(副詞) 捉えがたく; 巧妙に隠れるように

なぞなぞの答えは、最後の詩節に巧みに隠されていた。

(advérbio) evasivamente; de modo fugidio; fugazmente [De maneira evasiva ou fugidia.]

A resposta ao enigma estava evasivamente escondida na estrofe final.

Synonyms: evasively subtly fugitively shiftily indirectly sneakily elusively deceptively Antonyms: clearly openly obviously definitely
Word parts: e + lus + ive + ly

Related words

elusion elusiveness allude allusion collude collusion delude delusion illusion prelude ludicrous

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