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evasive definition
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Grep of noun evasive evasive action evasive answer evasiveness Overview of adj evasive The adj evasive has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) evasive -- (deliberately vague or ambiguous; "his answers were brief, constrained and evasive"; "an evasive statement") 2. evasive -- (avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger especially enemy fire; "pilots are taught to take evasive action") 3. elusive, evasive -- (skillful at eluding capture; "a cabal of conspirators, each more elusive than the archterrorist"- David Kline) Antonyms of adj evasive 3 senses of evasive Sense 1 evasive INDIRECT (VIA equivocal) -> unequivocal, univocal, unambiguous Sense 2 evasive INDIRECT (VIA protective) -> unprotective Sense 3 elusive, evasive INDIRECT (VIA artful) -> artless Similarity of adj evasive 3 senses of evasive Sense 1 evasive => equivocal (vs. unequivocal), ambiguous Sense 2 evasive => protective (vs. unprotective) Sense 3 elusive, evasive => artful (vs. artless) Attributes of adj evasive Familiarity of adj evasive evasive used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj evasive evasive Overview of adj evasive The adj evasive has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) evasive -- (deliberately vague or ambiguous; "his answers were brief, constrained and evasive"; "an evasive statement") 2. evasive -- (avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger especially enemy fire; "pilots are taught to take evasive action") 3. elusive, evasive -- (skillful at eluding capture; "a cabal of conspirators, each more elusive than the archterrorist"- David Kline)
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