evasive

CEFRC1

/ɪˈveɪsɪv/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Avoiding a direct answer or dealing with something.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Directed towards avoidance or escape

Examples

  • Yanni didn't maintain eye contact and was evasive.

  • He was given an evasive answer.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Tending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself.

More examples

In context

  • Why were you being so evasive?

  • evasive behaviour

  • evasive response

Synonyms

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Her blank answer made the detective suspect she was hiding something.

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Origin

adjective

From French évasif, from Latin ēvādō.