 evasive |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] deliberately vague or ambiguous | |
| Examples: | "his answers were brief, constrained and evasive" "an evasive statement" |
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| Related terms: | equivocal | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger especially enemy fire | |
| Examples: | "pilots are taught to take evasive action" |
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| Related terms: | protective | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] skillful at eluding capture | |
| Synonyms: | elusive | |
| Examples: | "a cabal of conspirators, each more elusive than the archterrorist"- David Kline |
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| Related terms: | artful | |
| Similar spelling: |
evasively |
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