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21evasive — evasively, adv. evasiveness, n. /i vay siv/, adj. 1. tending or seeking to evade; characterized by evasion: an evasive answer. 2. elusive or evanescent. [1715 25; EVAS(ION) + IVE] * * * …
22evasive — adjective a) Tending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself. b) Directed towards avoidance or escape; evasive action. Syn: elusive, slippery, shifty, cagey, equivocal …
23evasive — adj. Evasive is used with these nouns: ↑action, ↑manoeuvre, ↑reply …
24evasive — adjective tending to avoid commitment or self revelation. ↘directed towards avoidance or escape: evasive action. Derivatives evasively adverb evasiveness noun …
25evasive — adjective the judge was infuriated by the defendant s evasive answers Syn: equivocal, prevaricating, elusive, ambiguous, noncommittal, vague, inexplicit, unclear; roundabout, indirect; informal cagey, shifty, slippery See note at frank …
26evasive — [ɪˈveɪsɪv] adj not talking or answering questions in an honest way • take evasive action to do something to avoid a dangerous situation[/ex] evasively adv …
27evasive — /əˈveɪsɪv/ (say uh vaysiv), /i / (say ee ) adjective 1. tending or seeking to evade; characterised by evasion: an evasive answer. 2. elusive or evanescent. –evasively, adverb –evasiveness, noun …
28evasive answer — One which consists in refusing either to admit or to deny a matter in a direct, straight forward manner as to which the person is necessarily presumed to have knowledge. Under Fed.R.Civil P. 37, an evasive answer is considered and treated as a… …
29evasive answer — One which consists in refusing either to admit or to deny a matter in a direct, straight forward manner as to which the person is necessarily presumed to have knowledge. Under Fed.R.Civil P. 37, an evasive answer is considered and treated as a… …
30evasive — adj. 1 seeking to evade something. 2 not direct in one s answers etc. 3 enabling or effecting evasion (evasive action). 4 (of a person) tending to evasion; habitually practising evasion. Derivatives: evasively adv. evasiveness n …
