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evasive

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e⋅va⋅sive

  [i-vey-siv]
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–adjective
1. tending or seeking to evade; characterized by evasion: an evasive answer.
2. elusive or evanescent.
Origin:
1715–25; evas(ion) + -ive

Related forms:
e⋅va⋅sive⋅ly, adverb
e⋅va⋅sive⋅ness, noun
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e·va·sive   (ĭ-vā'sĭv)   
adj.  

  1. Inclined or intended to evade: took evasive action.

  2. Intentionally vague or ambiguous; equivocal: an evasive statement.

e·va'sive·ly adv., e·va'sive·ness n.
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Main Entry: eva·sive
Pronunciation: i-'vA-siv, -ziv
Function: adjective
: tending or intending to evade
NOTE: Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(a)(3), an evasive or incomplete answer to an interrogatory or to a question at a deposition is treated as a failure to answer and may be subject to an opponent's motion to compel an answer. —eva·sive·ly adverb —eva·sive·ness noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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