evasive
/ɪˈveɪsɪv/ adjective C1- Tending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself. · evasive behaviour· evasive response
- Directed towards avoidance or escape · take evasive action· evasive manoeuvre
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“Porlock, Watson, is a nom-de-plume, a mere identification mark; but behind it lies a shifty and evasive personality.
“She hadn’t any right to call me ugly and redheaded,” retorted Anne, evasive and defiant.
Such evasive tactics are not merely linguistic quirks; they represent a fundamental failure of empathy and a refusal to honor the emotional reality of another person.
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