evasive
adjectiveattested in dialogue
- //ɪˈveɪsɪv//
Tending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself.
adjective
- 1
Tending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself.
evasive behaviour
evasive response
- 2
Directed towards avoidance or escape
take evasive action
evasive manoeuvre
Etymology
From French évasif, from Latin ēvādō.
Forms
- comparative
- more evasive
- superlative
- most evasive
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evasive · Tending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself.
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