つかみ所どころのない

expression, i-adjective

vague; elusive; hard to pin down

Describes a person, statement, or thing that is difficult to grasp, understand, or define clearly. Often used for someone's character or an abstract concept that feels slippery or ambiguous.

See also: つかみ所

• 彼かれはつかみ所どころのない人ひとで、何なにを考かんがえているのかわからない。

  He is an elusive person; I can't tell what he's thinking.

• その説せつ明めいはつかみ所どころのない内ない容ようで、理り解かいできなかった。

  The explanation was too vague to understand.