evasive (s)

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type s
lex_filenum 00
def deliberately vague or ambiguous
examples his answers were brief, constrained and evasive
an evasive statement
Outgoing links
Similar to equivocal, ambiguous
Derivationally related form evasive → evade
Derivationally related form evasive → evasiveness
Incoming links
Similar to equivocal, ambiguous
Derived from adjective evasively → evasive
Derivationally related form evasiveness → evasive
Derivationally related form evade → evasive

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