evasive

See also: évasive

English

Etymology

From French évasif, from Latin ēvādō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɪˈveɪsɪv/
Audio (Southern England) (file)

Adjective

evasive (comparative more evasive, superlative most evasive)

Tending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself.
Directed towards avoidance or escape; evasive action.

Synonyms

elusive, slippery, shifty, cagey, elusory, sly, noncommittal
unclear, vague, equivocal, ambiguous
tricky, deceitful, devious

Derived terms

Translations

Tending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself

Bulgarian: укло́нчив (bg) (uklónčiv)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 迴避／回避 (zh) (huíbì), 閃爍其詞／闪烁其词 (zh) (shǎnshuòqící), 含糊其辭／含糊其辞 (zh) (hánhú qí cí), 顧左右而言他／顾左右而言他 (zh) (gù zuǒyòu ér yán tā)
Czech: vyhýbavý (cs)
Finnish: välttelevä, kiertelevä (fi)
French: évasif (fr) m, évasive (fr) f
German: vorsichtig (de), zugeknöpft (de)
Maori: whakaperori
Norwegian: lukket (no), innesluttet
Russian: укло́нчивый (ru) (uklónčivyj)

Directed towards avoidance or escape; evasive action

Catalan: evasiu
Finnish: väistö-
German: ausweichend (de)
Maori: whakaperori, whakatītaha
Norwegian: unnvikende (no)
Occitan: evasiu
Portuguese: esquivo (pt) m
Russian: уклоня́ющийся (ru) (uklonjájuščijsja)
Spanish: evasivo

German

Pronunciation

Audio (file)

Adjective

evasive

inflection of evasiv:
1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
2. strong nominative/accusative plural
3. weak nominative all-gender singular
4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Adjective

evasive

feminine plural of evasivo

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