From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishevasivee‧va‧sive /ɪˈveɪsɪv/ adjective 1 AVOIDnot willing to answer questions directlyevasive about Paul’s being a bit evasive about this job. an evasive reply2 → take evasive action —evasively adverb She answered evasively. —evasiveness noun [uncountable]
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evasive• When we asked him where his wife was, O'Hare suddenly became evasive.• And these narrative solutions are invariably negative or evasive.• Courtroom observers described him as alternately charming and evasive.• It had been a strange conversation: Riverton was nervous, evasive.• She's quite vague, even evasive about it.• an evasive answer• All their questions were met with vague, evasive answers.• And the bird's standard evasive tactic is ill-suited to the airport.• Blood had been spilt this time despite all the evasive tactics and diplomacy. 