evasive
Origin of evasive
Related Words for evasive
ambiguous, unclear, deceptive, misleading, cagey, vague, false, cunning, devious, elusive, fugitive, greasy, indirect, intangible, lying, oblique, shifty, slippery, sly, casuisticExamples from the Web for evasive
Contemporary Examples of evasive
He did not however say that Putin lied, but rather that the Russian president's response was "suspiciously narrow" and evasive.
Sorry, Snowden: Putin Lied to You About His Surveillance State—And Made You a Pawn of ItEli Lake
April 18, 2014
I've never seen London Mayor Boris Johnson look so awkward, evasive, and non-credible as in this BBC interview.
The rhetoric was mostly as empty of substance and evasive on details as a Paul Ryan budget.
Starting Jan. 1, 2013, taxes would rise on individuals across the board if no evasive action was taken.
Yet a big part of the reason that debate is so phony and evasive is the Jewish Democrats in Congress.
Historical Examples of evasive
Even Aunt Clara noticed it, and had to be put off with evasive reasons.
The Mystery of Murray DavenportRobert Neilson Stephens
Mrs. Barnes' answer was evasive and Georgie noticed the evasion.
Thankful's InheritanceJoseph C. Lincoln
The soldier made some evasive response to this raillery and then became silent.
The StrollersFrederic S. Isham
I tried to approach him concerning it, but he was evasive, and put me off, laughingly.
The CreviceWilliam John Burns and Isabel Ostrander
For days his eyes had been furtive and evasive, but now at last they were steady.
Hidden WaterDane Coolidge
evasive
- tending or seeking to evade; avoiding the issue; not straightforward
- avoiding or seeking to avoid trouble or difficultiesto take evasive action
- hard to catch or obtain; elusive
Word Origin and History for evasive
1725, from French évasif, from Latin evas-, past participle stem of evadere (see evasion). Related: Evasively; evasiveness.