evasive
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Collins Definition
Adjective
Tending to avoid commitment or self-revelation, esp. by responding only indirectly,
/iˈvāsiv/,
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Tending to avoid commitment or self-revelation, esp. by responding only indirectly,
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Tending to avoid commitment or self-revelation, esp. by responding only indirectly
- - she was evasive about her phone number
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Directed toward avoidance or escape
- - they decided to take evasive action
Web Definitions:
- deliberately vague or ambiguous; "his answers were brief, constrained and evasive"; "an evasive statement"
- avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger especially enemy fire; "pilots are taught to take evasive action"
- (evasively) with evasion; in an evasive manner; "her husband seemed to know many of the people who were named, but he replied evasively when asked who they were"
- (evasiveness) equivocation: intentionally vague or ambiguous
- Tending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself; Directed towards avoidance or escape; evasive action
- (evasiveness) The quality of being evasive
- (evasiveness) (198): characterized by avoiding or shirking
- A term used to classify material, which is characterized as,
- adj (avoiding the topic, e.g. response) deflankiĝaPIV