- Elusory
- Elusory E*lu"so*ry, a. [LL. elusorius.] Tending to elude or deceive; evasive; fraudulent; fallacious; deceitful; deceptive. -- {E*lu"so*ri*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
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Elusory
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elusory — I adjective abstract, complex, convex, deceptive, elusive, enigmatic, evanescent, evasive, fleeting, furtive, hard to grasp, hazy, illusive, impalpable, imponderable, intangible, mysterious, oblique, obtruse, recondite, transient associated… … Law dictionary
elusory — adjective That tends to elude Syn: evasive … Wiktionary
elusory — e lu·so·ry || uËsÉ™rɪ adj. tending to elude; evasive; fraudulent; deceitful; deceptive … English contemporary dictionary
elusory — a. Evasive, elusive, delusive, deceptive, fraudulent, fallacious, deceitful, illusory … New dictionary of synonyms
elusory — elu·so·ry … English syllables
elusory — a. evasive; difficult to grasp mentally … Dictionary of difficult words
elusory — üs(ə)rē, üz( , ri adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin elusorius, from Latin elusus + orius ory : evasive, elusive … Useful english dictionary
Elusoriness — Elusory E*lu so*ry, a. [LL. elusorius.] Tending to elude or deceive; evasive; fraudulent; fallacious; deceitful; deceptive. {E*lu so*ri*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Untruth — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Untruth >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 untruth untruth falsehood lie story thing that is not fib bounce crammer taradiddle whopper Sgm: N 1 jhuth jhuth GRP: N 2 … English dictionary for students
Sliding — Slid ing, a. 1. That slides or slips; gliding; moving smoothly. [1913 Webster] 2. Slippery; elusory. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] That sliding science hath me made so bare. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] {Sliding friction} (Mech.), the resistance one body… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
