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evasiveness

  • a word derived from evasive.
    evasive
    adjective
    tending or seeking to evade; characterized by evasion.

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Despite his evasiveness on some questions, the attendees were clearly thrilled to see Khanna and appreciated that a member of Congress had flown over to hear them out.

From Slate Apr. 30, 2025

What he lacked in size, he made up for in devastating speed, evasiveness and skill, and he honed his tackling technique to enable him to compensate when it came to felling far bigger opponents.

From BBC Jun. 2, 2024

Commissioner Wendy Mitchell scolded Fravel for his evasiveness on what the purse cuts would be if the Northern California proposal was passed.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 21, 2024

For one thing, "vaccines outfitted with the 'wild-type' spike held their own against severe disease and hospitalization against the more immune evasiveness of Omicron and its subvariants."

From Salon Dec. 22, 2022

The distinguishing feature of the document when it came to slavery was its evasiveness.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis