Thus he, though conscious of the ethereal guest,
Answered evasive of the sly request. --Pope.
[1913 Webster]
Stammered out a few evasive phrases. --Macaulay. -- {E*va"sive*ly}, adv. -- {E*va"sive*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
evasively — adv. Evasively is used with these verbs: ↑answer, ↑reply … Collocations dictionary
evasively — evasive ► ADJECTIVE 1) tending to avoid commitment or self revelation. 2) directed towards avoidance or escape: evasive action. DERIVATIVES evasively adverb evasiveness noun … English terms dictionary
evasively — adverb with evasion; in an evasive manner her husband seemed to know many of the people who were named, but he replied evasively when asked who they were • Derived from adjective: ↑evasive … Useful english dictionary
evasively — adverb see evasive … New Collegiate Dictionary
evasively — See evasive. * * * … Universalium
evasively — adverb in an evasive manner … Wiktionary
evasively — adv. by avoidance, in an evasive manner … English contemporary dictionary
evasively — eva·sive·ly … English syllables
evasively — See: evasive … English dictionary
evasive — 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] * * * … Universalium
