evasive
pronunciation
How to pronounce evasive in British English:
UK [ɪˈveɪsɪv]
How to pronounce evasive in American English:
US [ɪˈveɪsɪv]
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- Adjective:
- deliberately vague or ambiguous
- avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger especially enemy fire
- skillful at eluding capture
Word Origin
- evasive (adj.)
- 1725 of persons; 1744 of actions, etc., from French évasif, from Latin evas-, past participle stem of evadere "to get away, escape" (see evasion). Related: Evasively; evasiveness. Evasive action is from 1940, originally in military aviation.
Example
- 1. It might be necessary to take evasive action .
- 2. The pilots would then follow set procedures to take evasive action .
- 3. Susan was infuriated by paul 's evasive answers .
- 4. These lies aren 't evasive or defensive , but rather aggressive and malicious in nature .
- 5. Starr 's brief response was confused and evasive .