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Definition of evasive adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

evasive

 adjective
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NAmE//ɪˈveɪsɪv//
 
 
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  • not willing to give clear answers to a question synonym cagey evasive answers/comments/replies Tess was evasive about why she had not been at home that night. John, normally so honest, was now being evasive in the extreme.
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    take evasive action
     
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    to act in order to avoid danger or an unpleasant situation The pilot had to take evasive action to avoid a mid-air collision.
    evasively
     
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    adverb “I'm not sure,” she replied evasively.
    evasiveness
     
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    noun [uncountable] Politicians are often accused of evasiveness.    See evasive in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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