elusory

Adjective

Meaning

Tending to elude or deceive; evasive; fraudulent; fallacious; deceitful; deceptive.

Source: Webster's dictionary

elusive evasive phantom shifty illusive false acute ambiguous fake misleading sliding slippery gliding untrue deceitful

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frank real true direct actual correct

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But difficulties are things to be overcome even in the elusory branch of research known as experimental psychology. William Crookes

elusiveness elusivity elusoriness elutable elutant elute