illusive
illusive
Definition
il·lu·sive (i lo̵̅o̅′siv)
adjective
illusory; unreal
il·lu′·sively adverb
il·lu′·sive·ness noun
illusive
Usage Examples
Modifying Another Word
- so: To me, it really is so illusive and underrated both in work and life... .
- very: You will be less likely to experience this at first, because wave flights are very illusive.
Used with adjective complement
- prove: She had been seen on a few occasions over the last 2 years but had always proved illusive during the doe season.
- remain: However, the mechanism by which ECP achieves its effect remains illusive.
Modifies a noun
- quality: Primarily focusing on landscape work and attempting to capture the illusive quality of light.
- concept: Some of the most difficult and illusive concepts have been brilliantly illuminated by vocal performance.
- win: Steve Pearce - 09 th Oct 2004 23:21 Osterling takes illusive win!
- goal: A further four minutes of added time failed to produce that illusive goal, and the large Belle Vue crowd left frustrated.
- nature: The similarities in the dynamics observed in both time periods are used for revealing the illusive nature that short-term economic flourishing could have.
- power: Under his illusive power on May 3 1997, the Pope made an important announcement.
Browse dictionary entries near illusive
- illusionist
- illusionism
- illusion
- illus
- illuminism
- illumine
- illuminator
- illuminative
- illumination
- illuminati
- illusory
- illustrate
- illustrated
- illustration
- illustrative
- illustrator
- illustrious
- illuvial
- illuviate
- illuviation
