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evasive
adjective
Deliberately vague or ambiguous
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ɪˈveɪsɪv
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adjective
Deliberately vague or ambiguous
“His answers were brief, constrained and evasive”
adjective
Avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger especially enemy fire
“Pilots are taught to take evasive action”
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His answers were brief, constrained and evasive
An evasive statement
Pilots are taught to take evasive action
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