What is the meaning of evasive?

adjective

  • Deliberately vague or ambiguous.
    • usage: "his answers were brief, constrained and evasive"; "an evasive statement"
  • Avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger especially enemy fire.
    • usage: "pilots are taught to take evasive action"
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