evasive

See also: évasive

English

Etymology

From French évasif, from Latin ēvādō

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɪˈveɪsɪv/

Adjective

evasive (comparative more evasive, superlative most evasive)

Tending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself.
Directed towards avoidance or escape; evasive action.

Synonyms

elusive, slippery, shifty, cagey, elusory, sly, noncommittal
unclear, vague, equivocal, ambiguous
tricky, deceitful, devious

Derived terms

Translations

Tending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself

Bulgarian: уклончив (bg) (uklónčiv)
Czech: vyhýbavý
Finnish: välttelevä, kiertelevä (fi)
German: vorsichtig (de), zugeknöpft (de)

Maori: whakaperori
Norwegian: lukket, innesluttet
Russian: укло́нчивый (ru) (uklónčivyj)

Directed towards avoidance or escape; evasive action

Finnish: väistö-
German: ausweichend (de)
Maori: whakaperori

Norwegian: unnvikende (no)
Portuguese: esquivo (pt) m
Russian: уклоня́ющийся (ru) (uklonjájuščijsja)

German

Adjective

evasive

inflected form of evasiv

Italian

Adjective

evasive

feminine plural of evasivo

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