evasively

ɪˈveɪsɪvli

Definition

Definition of evasively - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

avoiding clarity

Rare

in a manner that avoids giving a clear or direct answer

Rare

He answered evasively when asked about his plans..

ambiguously

indirectly

hard to define

Rare

in a way that is difficult to catch or define

Rare

She moved evasively, dodging every question..

elusively

indefinably

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Origin of evasively

Latin, evadere (to escape) + -ive (tending to)

Terms with evasively included in their meaning

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pussyfoot

cautious person

person who acts cautiously or evasively

waffler

vague speaker

person who speaks vaguely and evasively

Examples of evasively in a sentence

The politician responded evasively, dodging the tough questions.
He answered the questions evasively.
The cat moved evasively through the garden.

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French:de manière évasive, ...
German:ausweichend, vage, ...
Italian:evasivamente, elusivamente, ...
Spanish:evasivamente, elusivamente, ...
Portuguese:evasivamente, ...
Chinese:含糊其辞地, 回避地, ...
Japanese:曖昧に, 巧妙にかわして, ...
Arabic:بِمُرَاوَغَة, بِغُموض, ...
Hebrew:בְּאוֹפֶן מִתְחַמֵּק, בְּהִתְחַמְּקוּת, ...
Russian:уклончиво, изворотливо, ...
Ukrainian:ухильно, вивертливо, ...
Hindi:टालमटोल, टालते हुए, ...
Bengali:এড়িয়ে গিয়ে, ধোঁয়াশা করে, ...
Catalan:evasivament, amb ambigüitat, ...
Czech:vyhýbavě, neuchopitelně, ...
Danish:undvigende, ...
Dutch:ontwijkend, ...
Greek:αποφεύγοντας, αποφευκτικά, ...
Hungarian:kitérően, köntörfalazva, ...
Khmer:ដោយគេចវេះ, ដោយវាងវៃ, ...
Korean:애매하게, ...
Persian:به طور مبهم, به طور گریزان, ...
Polish:wymijająco, wykrętnie, ...
Portuguese (BR):evasivamente, ...
Romanian:evaziv, în mod evaziv, ...
Swedish:undvikande, svävande, ...
Thai:อย่างหลีกเลี่ยง, ยากที่จะจับ, ...
Turkish:kaçamak bir şekilde, kaçamaklı, ...
Vietnamese:một cách lảng tránh, khó nắm bắt, ...

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Definition of evasively - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

Origin of evasively

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