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   evasive

   /ɪˈveɪsɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. tending to avoid commitment or self-revelation, especially by responding only indirectly: "she was evasive about her phone number" Similar prevaricatingelusiveambiguousequivocalequivocatingindefinitenon-committalvagueindeterminateimpreciseinexactindistinctinexplicitcrypticenigmaticobscureunclearpuzzlingperplexinggnomicDelphicroundaboutindirectobliquecircumlocutorycircuitousperiphrasticinformal:cageyOpposite frank
   • ▪ directed towards avoidance or escape: "they decided to take evasive action" Similar avoidingdodgingescapingeludingsidesteppingOpposite direct

   Word Origin early 18th century: from Latin evas- ‘evaded’ (from the verb evadere) + -ive.

   Derivatives

   • 1. evasively adverb
   • 2. evasiveness noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEVASIVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   EVASIVE definition: 1. answering questions in a way that is not direct or clear, especially because you do not want to…. Learn more.

3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › evasiveEvasive - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   evasive: 1 adj avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger especially enemy fire “pilots are taught to take evasive action” Synonyms: protective intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind adj deliberately vague or ambiguous “his answers were brief, constrained and evasive ” “an evasive statement” Synonyms: ambiguous , equivocal ...

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › evasiveEVASIVE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   EVASIVE meaning: 1. answering questions in a way that is not direct or clear, especially because you do not want to…. Learn more.

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   evasive: [adjective] tending or intended to evade : equivocal.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishEVASIVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   3 meanings: 1. tending or seeking to evade; avoiding the issue; not straightforward 2. avoiding or seeking to avoid trouble or.... Click for more definitions.

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   Evasive definition: tending or seeking to evade; characterized by evasion. See examples of EVASIVE used in a sentence.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionevasive adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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   evasive answers/comments/replies Tessa was evasive about why she had not been at home that night. John, normally so honest, was now being evasive in the extreme.