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evasive [ɪˈveɪsɪv] ADJ

Usage examples with evasive

to take evasive action
соверша́ть обходно́й манёвр
an evasive answer
укло́нчивый отве́т m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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He was very evasive, and wouldn't give me a direct answer.
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The pilot attempted an evasive roll but was unable to clear the oncoming airliner.
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Through evasive maneuvers, none of the ships were hit, and with timely gunfire targeting the sub, no more was seen of the threat.
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I began to feel that the theatre was not only inadequate, it was evasive.
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Questions to where he would stay and where he would go were evasive.
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If receivers look for only 15% of the time, they might be considered cold, pessimistic, cautious, defensive, immature, evasive or indifferent.
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A torpedo fired from the starboard quarter was avoided by evasive action.
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The laws of cricket state a player should not be given out if he is taking evasive action to avoid injury.
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To compound the pilots problems, his heavy fuel load and four drop tanks allowed only very limited evasive manoeuvring.
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A skillful submarine commander therefore had an opportunity to take successful evasive action.
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