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evasive

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪˈveɪsɪv/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪˈveɪsɪv/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(i vā′siv)

e•va•sive /ɪˈveɪsɪv/USA pronunciation adj.

using evasion:evasive answers; evasive maneuvers to escape.

e•va•sive•ly, adv.

e•va•sive•ness, n. [uncountable]

e•va•sive (i vā′siv),USA pronunciation adj.

tending or seeking to evade;
characterized by evasion:an evasive answer.
elusive or evanescent.

evas(ion) + -ive 1715–25

e•va′sive•ly, adv.
e•va′sive•ness, n.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

evasive /ɪˈveɪsɪv/ adj

tending or seeking to evade; avoiding the issue; not straightforward
avoiding or seeking to avoid trouble or difficulties: to take evasive action
hard to catch or obtain; elusive

eˈvasively adv eˈvasiveness n

'evasive' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

boggle - coy - dodge - eel - equivocal - flannel - hedge - indefinite - indirect - nonsense - oblique - run around - shuffle - song and dance - stall - tergiversate - weasel words - doublespeak - double-talk - elusive - end run - federalese - game - nice-nellyism - noncommittal - pin - runaround - temporize - tortuous - whiffler - wriggly - shifty - shuffling - sideways

Synonyms: deceptive, misleading, equivocal, shifty, dishonest, more...

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