evasive

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adjective

1. deliberately vague or ambiguous (Freq. 2)
- his answers were brief, constrained and evasive
- an evasive statement
• Similar to:
equivocal, ambiguous
• Derivationally related forms:
evade, evasiveness
2. avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger especially enemy fire
- pilots are taught to take evasive action
• Similar to:
protective