evasive
eva·sive
adjective
1.
deliberately vague or ambiguous
- “his answers were brief, constrained and evasive”
- “an evasive statement”
2.
avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger especially enemy fire
- “pilots are taught to take evasive action”
Origin
From French évasif, from Latin ēvādō.
Phrases
- evasive action
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