Adjective
- 1. evasive, equivocal (vs. unequivocal), ambiguous
- usage: deliberately vague or ambiguous; "his answers were brief, constrained and evasive"; "an evasive statement"
- 2. evasive, protective (vs. unprotective)
- usage: avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger especially enemy fire; "pilots are taught to take evasive action"
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