Both Uses of
elusive
in
Childhood's End
- These held, if George remembered correctly, some fifteen thousand volumes-almost everything of importance that had ever been published on the nebulous subjects of magic, psychic research, divining, telepathy, and the whole range of elusive phenomena lumped in the category of paraphysics.†
Chpt 7
- He had a vague idea that something of great but elusive importance had happened, and wondered if he should 3iscuss it with Rashaverak.†
Chpt 9 *
Definition:
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(elusive) difficult to get a hold of
(mentally such as a memory or description; or externally such as an achievement or physical capture)