Elusive and Short

Elusive

Elusive adjective - Hard to find, capture, or isolate.

Short and elusive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Short" instead an adjective "Elusive".

Nearby Words: elude, elusory

Short

Short adjective - Having relatively little height.

Elusive and short are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Elusive" instead an adjective "Short".

Both words in one sentence

  • In the Huckleberry Hound short "Huck of the Irish", Huck is sent to Ireland by the magazine employing him to take pictures of the elusive leprechaun.
  • Video Game / Defender Stalked by the Bell: The game spawns fast and short (thus elusive) Baiters to hunt down lollygagging players.
  • The first follow-up to DreamWorks Animation's How to Train Your Dragon, this 22-minute short follows Gobber's quest for the elusive Boneknapper dragon nobody else believes exists, while Hiccup and co.
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