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evasive

adjective

Deliberately vague or ambiguous

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
E
Ends with
E
Contains
VA
Scrabble score
13

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ɪˈveɪsɪv

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. Deliberately vague or ambiguous

    “His answers were brief, constrained and evasive”

adjective

  1. Avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger especially enemy fire

    “Pilots are taught to take evasive action”

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Example Sentences

His answers were brief, constrained and evasive
An evasive statement
Pilots are taught to take evasive action

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