What does the word evasive mean?
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Evasiveness.
Part of speech: noun
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Usage examples for evasive
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She asked the vicar what he thought, and through much delicate language, evasive and cautious, it did finally appear that he was for the boots. – The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim
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So there are no roundabout questions for you to ask or evasive answers for you to hear. – The Nest, The White Pagoda, The Suicide, A Forsaken Temple, Miss Jones and The Masterpiece by Anne Douglas Sedgwick
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Her glance was freighted with a kind of evasive, half- embarrassed affection; shy, unobtrusive, respectful it was, but altogether friendly and helpful. – Penelope's Irish Experiences by Kate Douglas Wiggin