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Meaning of evasive in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /əˈveɪsɪv/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    evasive

    Definitions

    1. deliberately vague or ambiguous

    Examples

    • « his answers were brief, constrained and evasive »
    • « an evasive statement »

    Synonyms

    • equivocal
    • ambiguous
  2. 2. avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger especially enemy fire

    Examples

    • « pilots are taught to take evasive action »

    Synonyms

    • protective
  3. 3. skillful at eluding capture

    Examples

    • « a cabal of conspirators, each more elusive than the archterrorist- David Kline »

    Synonyms

    • artful

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