evasive
Tending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneselfTending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself.
» I tried to be evasive.
Я намагався уникати прямої відповіді.
Meaning
2 sensesTending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself.
evasive behaviour
evasive response
vorsichtig, zugeknöpft, glatt wie ein Aal sein
укло́нчивыйuklónčivyj
Directed towards avoidance or escape
take evasive action
evasive manoeuvre
ausweichend
уклоня́ющийсяuklonjájuščijsja
- deliberately vague or ambiguous
- avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger especially enemy fire
Examples
33 sentencesI tried to be evasive.
Я намагався уникати прямої відповіді.
Why were you being so evasive?
Tom is being evasive, isn't he?
Why are you being so evasive?
deWarum drückst du dich so ausweichend aus?
Tom is being evasive again, isn't he?
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From French évasif, from Latin ēvādō.From French évasif, from Latin ēvādō.
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Forms
more evasive, most evasive| Comparative | more evasive Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most evasive Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
14 synonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form