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Meaning of evasive in English
Pronunciation
/əˈveɪsɪv/
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Classifying Adjective
evasive
Definitions
1.
deliberately vague or ambiguous
Examples
« his answers were brief, constrained and evasive »
« an evasive statement »
Synonyms
equivocal
ambiguous
2.
avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger especially enemy fire
Examples
« pilots are taught to take evasive action »
Synonyms
protective
3.
skillful at eluding capture
Examples
« a cabal of conspirators, each more elusive than the archterrorist- David Kline »
Synonyms
artful