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- Dictionaryevasive/ɪˈveɪsɪv/
adjective
- 1. tending to avoid commitment or self-revelation, especially by responding only indirectly: "she was evasive about her phone number" Similar Opposite
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EVASIVE definition: 1. answering questions in a way that is not direct or clear, especially because you do not want to…. Learn more.
The meaning of EVASIVE is tending or intended to evade : equivocal. How to use evasive in a sentence.
EVASIVE meaning: 1. answering questions in a way that is not direct or clear, especially because you do not want to…. Learn more.
Evasive definition: tending or seeking to evade; characterized by evasion. See examples of EVASIVE used in a sentence.
If you describe someone as evasive, you mean that they deliberately avoid giving clear direct answers to questions.
To be evasive is to avoid something, whether it's a touchy subject or the person who's "it" in a game of tag.
1. tending or seeking to evade; avoiding the issue; not straightforward. 2. avoiding or seeking to avoid trouble or difficulties: to take evasive action. 3. hard to catch or obtain; elusive. eˈvasively adv. eˈvasiveness n.
EVASIVE definition: 1. trying to avoid talking about something: 2. to do something to avoid an accident or bad…. Learn more.
to act in order to avoid danger or an unpleasant situation. The pilot had to take evasive action to avoid a mid-air collision. See evasive in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: evasive. Definition of evasive adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Intentionally vague or ambiguous; equivocal. An evasive statement. American Heritage. Hard to catch, grasp, etc.; elusive. Webster's New World. Tending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself. Wiktionary. More Adjective Definitions (1) Synonyms: equivocal. vague. unclear. tricky. prevarication. noncommittal. indefinite. elusory