evasive
Meanings
Adjective Satellite
- deliberately vague or ambiguous
- "his answers were brief, constrained and evasive"
- "an evasive statement"
- avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger especially enemy fire
- "pilots are taught to take evasive action"
Adj
- Tending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself.
- Directed towards avoidance or escape
Origin / Etymology
From French évasif, from Latin ēvādō.
Synonyms
ambiguous, cagey, deceitful, devious, elusive, elusory, equivocal, noncommittal, shifty, slippery, sly, tricky, unclear, vague
Scrabble Score: 13
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