evasive answer

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meaningsofevasiveandanswer

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evasive
adjective
uk
/ɪˈveɪ.sɪv/us
/ɪˈveɪ.sɪv/
answering questions in a way that is not direct or clear, especially because you do not want to give an ...
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answer
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɑːn.sər/us
/ˈæn.sɚ/
a reaction to a question, letter, phone ...
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(Definition ofevasiveandanswerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofevasive answer

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I asked a question in this regard yesterday but received anevasiveanswer.
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I received anevasiveanswerpleading the law of libel as a deterrent to the publication of the name.
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Does he recall that when asked about this a few weeks ago he gave a very vague andevasiveanswer?
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Silence or anevasiveanswerwill be unforgivable.
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I did not think that at all anevasiveanswer.
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Is not that really a ratherevasiveanswer?
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It enables him, when put off by anevasiveanswer, to insist on something more being done.
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I received anevasiveanswerto that question.
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That is not meant to be anevasiveanswer.
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We have had that obstructive andevasiveanswerfor three years now.
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It seems to me that that is anevasiveanswer.
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He made anotherevasiveanswer.
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I do not wish anevasiveanswer.
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That is a veryevasiveanswer.
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He produced a remarkablyevasiveanswer.
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Is that not a thoroughlyevasiveanswer?
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That is an unbelievablyevasiveanswer.
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The missionary tried to put them off with anevasiveanswer, not being very sure herself what those words meant.
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Blount gave anevasiveanswerand asked that the matter be postponed until the following day, which was granted.
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Is he aware that the evasive answers given the last time the matter came up have given cause for great concern?
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