Both Uses
elusive
in
The Fellowship of the Ring
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- But Hobbits have never, in fact, studied magic of any kind, and their elusiveness is due solely to a professional skill that heredity and practice, and a close friendship with the earth, have rendered inimitable by bigger and clumsier races.†
Chpt Prol.
- sniffing to catch an elusive scent
Chpt 1.3 *elusive = hard to detect
Definitions:
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(1)
(elusive) difficult to get a hold of
(mentally such as a memory or description; or externally such as an achievement or physical capture) - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)