Circumventive

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    evading or overcoming some protective measure.

    "A circumventive unauthorised user was accessing secure information."

Example

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"A circumventive unauthorised user was accessing secure information."

Etymology

From circumvent + -ive.

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