Definition of Evaseve
E*va"sive (?), a. [Cf. F.
évasif. See Evade.] Tending to evade, or
marked by evasion; elusive; shuffling; avoiding by
artifice.
Thus he, though conscious of the ethereal guest,
Answered evasive of the sly request.
Pope.
Stammered out a few evasive
phrases. Macaulay.
-- E*va"sive*ly , adv. --
E*va"sive*ness, n.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Tending to avoid speaking openly or making revalations about oneself.
- Directed towards avoidance or escape; evasive action.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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