evasive
Example Sentences
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He described him as "distracted, not focussed, guarded, suspicious and evasive".
From BBC
Murtazaliev looked to have got to grips with Kelly's evasive style in the latter rounds, but the home fighter rallied in the last three minutes to end strongly.
From BBC
He’s being rude, evasive, and saying terrible things.
From Literature
Yet Le Carré could also be evasive about this overlap, having denied the extent of his spying for many years.
The answer is evasive but also magnanimous, as befits Mr. Youngkin’s personality.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
