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.
evasiveness — e*va siv*eness ([ e]*v[=a] s[i^]v*n[e^]s), n. Deliberate vagueness or ambiguity; failing to answer a question while trying to seem as though one is answering. Syn: equivocation. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
evasiveness — index privacy Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
evasiveness — evasion, evasiveness Evasiveness is the quality a person has of being evasive, whereas evasion is the process or result of this quality, or an instance of it: • He has been in the trenches too long not to be a master at mixing sincerity with… … Modern English usage
evasiveness — 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
evasiveness — noun see evasive … New Collegiate Dictionary
evasiveness — See evasively. * * * … Universalium
evasiveness — noun The quality of being evasive … Wiktionary
evasiveness — e va·sive·ness || nɪs n. quality of being evasive, tendency to shirk or avoid … English contemporary dictionary
evasiveness — eva·sive·ness … English syllables
evasiveness — See: evasive … English dictionary
