E-vā'sive, a.
a. [Fr. évasif. See EVADE.] Tending to evade, or marked by evasion; elusive; shuffling; avoiding; as, an evasive answer; an evasive argument. He . . . answered evasive of the sly request. Pope.
a. [Fr. évasif. See EVADE.] Tending to evade, or marked by evasion; elusive; shuffling; avoiding; as, an evasive answer; an evasive argument. He . . . answered evasive of the sly request. Pope.