evasive

Universal Words adjective not willing to give clear answers to a question: evasive answers / comments / replies * Tessa was evasive about why she had not been at home that night. * John, normally so honest, was now being evasive in the extreme. evasively adverb: 'I'm not sure,' she replied evasively. evasiveness noun [U]: Politicians are often accused of evasiveness. IDIOMS take evasive action to act in order to avoid danger or an unpleasant situation: The pilot had to take evasive action to avoid a mid-air collision.