How to pronounce evasive
American English pronunciation
ih-VAY-siv
- IPA
- /ɪˈveɪsɪv/
- Syllables
- ih · VAY · siv (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What evasive means
Dodging questions instead of answering them clearly
In a sentence: When I asked who ate the cookies, my brother gave an evasive answer.
Where it comes from: It comes from the French word évasif, from a Latin word meaning "to get away."
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