- evasively
- adverbwith evasion; in an evasive manner-
her husband seemed to know many of the people who were named, but he replied evasively when asked who they were
• Derived from adjective: ↑evasive
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evasively — adv. Evasively is used with these verbs: ↑answer, ↑reply … Collocations dictionary
evasively — evasive ► ADJECTIVE 1) tending to avoid commitment or self revelation. 2) directed towards avoidance or escape: evasive action. DERIVATIVES evasively adverb evasiveness noun … English terms dictionary
Evasively — evasive e*va sive ([ e]*v[=a] s[i^]v), a. [Cf. F. [ e]vasif. See {Evade}.] Tending to evade, or marked by evasion; elusive; shuffling; avoiding by artifice. [1913 Webster] Thus he, though conscious of the ethereal guest, Answered evasive of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
evasively — adverb see evasive … New Collegiate Dictionary
evasively — See evasive. * * * … Universalium
evasively — adverb in an evasive manner … Wiktionary
evasively — adv. by avoidance, in an evasive manner … English contemporary dictionary
evasively — eva·sive·ly … English syllables
evasively — See: evasive … English dictionary
evasive — evasively, adv. evasiveness, n. /i vay siv/, adj. 1. tending or seeking to evade; characterized by evasion: an evasive answer. 2. elusive or evanescent. [1715 25; EVAS(ION) + IVE] * * * … Universalium
