Evasive
Pronunciation : E*va"sive
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Cf. F. ?vasif. See Evade.]
Definition : Defn: Tending to evade, or marked by evasion; elusive; shuffling; avoiding by artifice. Thus he, though conscious of the ethereal guest, Answered evasive of the sly request. Pope. Stammered out a few evasive phrases. Macaulay. -- E*va"sive*ly , adv. -- E*va"sive*ness, n.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913