Evasive
11évasive — ● évasif, évasive adjectif (de évasion) Qui cherche à éluder une décision, une affirmation catégorique, qui reste imprécis, vague : Faire une réponse évasive. ● évasif, évasive (synonymes) adjectif (de évasion) Qui cherche à éluder une décision,… …
12evasive — adjective 1 not willing to answer questions directly: Paul s being very evasive about the new contract. 2 evasive action action to avoid being injured or harmed evasively adverb evasiveness noun (U) …
13evasive — Tending or seeking to evade; elusive; shifting; as an evasive argument or plea. If a pleading to which a responsive pleading is required is evasive, a party may make motion for a more definite statement. Fed.R.Civil P. 12(e) …
14evasive — Tending or seeking to evade; elusive; shifting; as an evasive argument or plea. If a pleading to which a responsive pleading is required is evasive, a party may make motion for a more definite statement. Fed.R.Civil P. 12(e) …
15evasive — adjective Date: 1637 tending or intended to evade ; equivocal < evasive answers > • evasively adverb • evasiveness noun …
16evasive — evasively, adv. evasiveness, n. /i vay siv/, adj. 1. tending or seeking to evade; characterized by evasion: an evasive answer. 2. elusive or evanescent. [1715 25; EVAS(ION) + IVE] * * * …
17evasive — adjective a) Tending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself. b) Directed towards avoidance or escape; evasive action. Syn: elusive, slippery, shifty, cagey, equivocal …
18evasive — adj. Evasive is used with these nouns: ↑action, ↑manoeuvre, ↑reply …
19evasive — adjective tending to avoid commitment or self revelation. ↘directed towards avoidance or escape: evasive action. Derivatives evasively adverb evasiveness noun …
20evasive — adjective the judge was infuriated by the defendant s evasive answers Syn: equivocal, prevaricating, elusive, ambiguous, noncommittal, vague, inexplicit, unclear; roundabout, indirect; informal cagey, shifty, slippery See note at frank …
