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evasive

/I/'v/eI/s/I/v/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. Tending to evade, or marked by evasion; elusive; shuffling; avoiding by artifice.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. deliberately vague or ambiguous

    adj.all

    Examples
    His answers were brief, constrained and evasive.
    An evasive statement.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger especially enemy fire

    adj.all

    Examples
    Pilots are taught to take evasive action.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

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