Evasive
/ɪˈveɪsɪv/ adj
adj ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Tending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself.
"evasive behaviour"
- 2 Directed towards avoidance or escape
"take evasive action"
Adjective
- 1 deliberately vague or ambiguous wordnet
- 2 avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger especially enemy fire wordnet
Example
More examples"He was given an evasive answer."
Etymology
From French évasif, from Latin ēvādō.