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EVASIVE
evasive
(adjective) deliberately vague or ambiguous; “his answers were brief, constrained and evasive”; “an evasive statement”
evasive
(adjective) avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger especially enemy fire; “pilots are taught to take evasive action”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
evasive (comparative more evasive, superlative most evasive)
Tending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself.
Directed towards avoidance or escape; evasive action.
Synonyms
• elusive, slippery, shifty, cagey, elusory, sly, noncommittal
• unclear, vague, equivocal, ambiguous
• tricky, deceitful, devious
Source: Wiktionary
E*va"sive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. Ă©vasif. See Evade.]
Definition: Tending to evade, or marked by evasion; elusive; shuffling; avoiding by artifice. Thus he, though conscious of the ethereal guest, Answered evasive of the sly request. Pope. Stammered out a few evasive phrases. Macaulay.
– E*va"sive*ly , adv.
– E*va"sive*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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