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evasive

/ɪˈveɪsɪv/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.04 in modern English

Syllables
eva-sive
IPA
/ɪˈveɪsɪv/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Tending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself.

adj

Directed towards avoidance or escape

Example Sentences

Etymology

From French évasif, from Latin ēvādō.

Inflected Forms

more evasive (comparative) most evasive (superlative)

Derived Forms

evasively evasiveness immunoevasive inevasive nonevasive unevasive

Phrases

evasive action

Synonyms

elusive slippery shifty cagey elusory sly noncommittal unclear vague equivocal ambiguous tricky

Questions

How do you pronounce evasive?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈveɪsɪv/.
What does evasive mean?
Tending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself.
Where does evasive come from?
From French évasif, from Latin ēvādō.

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