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evasive

adjective eva·sive \i-ˈvā-siv, -ziv, ē-\

: not honest or direct

: done to avoid harm, an accident, etc.

Full Definition of EVASIVE

: tending or intended to evade : equivocal <evasive answers>

— eva·sive·ly adverb

— eva·sive·ness noun

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First Known Use of EVASIVE

1637

Related to EVASIVE

Synonyms: elusive, fugitive, slippery

Rhymes with EVASIVE

abrasive, assuasive, corrasive, dissuasive, embracive, persuasive, pervasive

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