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evasive(dictionary)

evasive (iou)



evasive adjective. E18.
[from Latin evas- (see EVASION) + -IVE.]
Of a person: exhibiting or given to evasion; tending to avoid direct or unambiguous replies. E18.
O. Manning Clarence squirmed under these questions, shrugged and was evasive.
Of an action or utterance: constituting or containing evasion; equivocal. M18.
evasive action: taken to avoid something unpleasant.
B. Plain He had given her an evasive answer.
evasively adverb M18.
evasiveness noun M18.