ɪˈluːsɪv ˈnɒti

ˌpɹɒbləˈmætɪk ˌpɹɑbləˈmætɪk ˈsʌt(ə)l tʌf skillful at eluding capture a cabal of conspirators, each more elusive than the archterrorist making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe a baffling problem I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast a problematic situation at home difficult to describe a haunting elusive odor difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze his whole attitude had undergone a subtle change a subtle difference that elusive thing the soul