evasive en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ɪˈveɪsɪv/
Etymology
From French évasif, from Latin ēvādō.
Meanings
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Tending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself.
evasive behaviour
evasive response
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Directed towards avoidance or escape
take evasive action
evasive manoeuvre
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more evasive | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most evasive | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
immunoevasive · inevasive · evasive action · evasively · evasiveness · unevasive · nonevasive
Synonyms
deceitful · elusive · slippery · vague · shifty · tricky · cagey · ambiguous · devious · noncommittal · equivocal · elusory · sly · unclear
Translations (30)
de glatt wie ein Aal sein (Tending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself) · fi kiertelevä (Tending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself) · es evasivo (Directed towards avoidance or escape; evasive action) · fi väistö- (Directed towards avoidance or escape; evasive action) · ru уклоня́ющийся (Directed towards avoidance or escape; evasive action) · ru укло́нчивый (Tending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself) · bg укло́нчив (Tending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself) · mi whakatītaha (Directed towards avoidance or escape; evasive action) · ca evasiu (Tending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself) · eu iheskor (Directed towards avoidance or escape; evasive action) · no lukket (Tending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself) · de zugeknöpft (Tending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself) · cmn 含糊其辭 /含糊其辞 (Tending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself) · cs vyhýbavý (Tending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself) · eo evitema (Tending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself) · cmn 迴避 /回避 (Tending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself) · ca evasiu (Directed towards avoidance or escape; evasive action) · no innesluttet (Tending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself) · fi välttelevä (Tending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself) · de ausweichend (Directed towards avoidance or escape; evasive action) · pt esquivo (Directed towards avoidance or escape; evasive action) · cmn 顧左右而言他 /顾左右而言他 (Tending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself) · oc evasiu (Directed towards avoidance or escape; evasive action) · mi whakaperori (Directed towards avoidance or escape; evasive action) · de vorsichtig (Tending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself) · no unnvikende (Directed towards avoidance or escape; evasive action) · fr évasif (Tending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself) · mi whakaperori (Tending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself) · cmn 閃爍其詞 /闪烁其词 (Tending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself) · la ēvāsīvus (Directed towards avoidance or escape; evasive action)