evasive
41evasive action — noun an action aimed at evading an opponent • Syn: ↑maneuver, ↑manoeuvre • Hypernyms: ↑evasion • Hyponyms: ↑clinch, ↑flight maneuver, ↑airplane maneuver, ↑ …
42evasive answer — noun (law) an answer by a defendant that fails to admit or deny the allegations set forth in the complaint • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑answer …
43take evasive action — To move or act in such a way as to avoid an object or consequence • • • Main Entry: ↑evasion * * * take evasive action phrase to do something to avoid a dangerous situation Thesaurus: to avoid risks or dangersynonym Main entry …
44be evasive — index evade (deceive), palter, prevaricate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
45take evasive action — index counter, elude, parry Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
46take evasive action — to do something to avoid a dangerous situation …
47Evasively — 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… …
48Evasiveness — 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… …
49evasively — evasive ► ADJECTIVE 1) tending to avoid commitment or self revelation. 2) directed towards avoidance or escape: evasive action. DERIVATIVES evasively adverb evasiveness noun …
50evasiveness — evasive ► ADJECTIVE 1) tending to avoid commitment or self revelation. 2) directed towards avoidance or escape: evasive action. DERIVATIVES evasively adverb evasiveness noun …
