Both Uses of
elusive
in
The Da Vinci Code
- Robert Langdon had proven an elusive quarry tonight, and with Agent Neveu now helping him, he might be far harder to corner than expected.†
Chpt 27-28 *
- With Sophie at gunpoint across the room, Langdon feared that discovering the cryptex's elusive password would be his only remaining hope of bartering her release.†
Chpt 101-102
Definition:
-
(elusive) difficult to get a hold of
(mentally such as a memory or description; or externally such as an achievement or physical capture)