not willing to give clear answers to a questionsynonymcageyevasive answers/comments/repliesTessa was evasive about why she had not been at home that night.John, normally so honest, was now being evasive in the extreme.Oxford Collocations DictionaryEvasive is used with these nouns: action,manoeuvre,reply,…Seefull entry
Word Originearly 18th cent.: from Latin evas- ‘evaded’ (from the verb evadere) + -ive.Extra examplesHe was very evasive with me.His reply was curiously evasive.She was a bit evasive on this point.They remained evasive over their plans.Idioms
