EVASIVELY

evasively

(adverb) with evasion; in an evasive manner; “her husband seemed to know many of the people who were named, but he replied evasively when asked who they were”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adverb

evasively (comparative more evasively, superlative most evasively)

In an evasive manner.

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary

EVASIVE

E*va"sive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. évasif. 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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