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evasive
/ ɪ˱¹±šÉŖ²õÉŖ±¹ /
adjective
tending or seeking to evade; avoiding the issue; not straightforward
avoiding or seeking to avoid trouble or difficulties
to take evasive action
hard to catch or obtain; elusive
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- evasively adverb
- evasiveness noun
- nonevasive adjective
- nonevasively adverb
- nonevasiveness noun
- unevasive adjective
- unevasively adverb
- unevasiveness noun
- ±šĖ±¹²¹²õ¾±±¹±š²Ō±š²õ²õ noun
- ±šĖ±¹²¹²õ¾±±¹±š±ō²ā adverb
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Example Sentences
He said Mr Graham was "evasive" and "ducked questions by throwing insults or becoming threatening" during the trial.
The judge in that case called him "evasive" and said he had "real concerns as to the reliability of Mr Lancaster's evidence", which contained "significant inconsistencies".
Mr Woods made no attempt to take evasive action and his speedometer was found frozen at 65mph, though he could have been going faster, she said.
Despite one very near-miss, Mr Woods did not brake or take evasive action as he collided with the Toyota head-on.
Like many in her home country, Strauss became aware of Gibson around the time she granted a disastrous, laughably evasive interview to Australiaās ā60 Minutesā in 2015.
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