Word
evasive, adj.
freq. cnt. 2
deliberately vague or ambiguous
<adj.all>
freq. cnt.: 2
freq. cnt.: 2
evasive
sample sentences
"his answers were brief, constrained and evasive"
"an evasive statement"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
evade
evasiveness
semantic pointers
similar to
ambiguous, equivocal
avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger especially enemy fire
<adj.all>
evasive
sample sentences
"pilots are taught to take evasive action"
semantic pointers
similar to
protective