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.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is evasive a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, evasive is tagged as adjective.
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