1 adjective difficult to find or catchar deacair teacht airthe source of the pollution is proving elusivetá sé deacair teacht ar fhoinse an truaillithethe cuckoo is an elusive birdis éan seachantach í an chuach2 adjective difficult to reach or achievethey're still waiting for that elusive championshiptá siad fós ar thóir na craoibhe sin atá deacair a bhaint amachsleep is sometimes elusive for mefaighim deacair é titim i mo chodladh in amanna3 adjective difficult to remember or understandthe meaning is rather elusiveis deacair a rá cad atá i gceist annwhat's that elusive word?cén focal sin atá imithe as mo chloigeann?