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evasive

eva·sive

UK/ɪˈveɪsɪv/ US/iˈveɪzɪv/ uncommon

adjective

1.

deliberately vague or ambiguous

  • “his answers were brief, constrained and evasive”
  • “an evasive statement”
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2.

avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger especially enemy fire

  • “pilots are taught to take evasive action”
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3.

skillful at eluding capture

  • “a cabal of conspirators, each more elusive than the archterrorist” David Kline
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Origin

From French évasif, from Latin ēvādō.

Phrases

  • evasive action

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