evasive
adjective
[ ɪˈveɪsɪv ]
• tending to avoid commitment or self-revelation, especially by responding only indirectly.
• "she was evasive about her phone number"
Similar:
prevaricating,
elusive,
ambiguous,
equivocal,
equivocating,
indefinite,
non-committal,
vague,
indeterminate,
imprecise,
inexact,
indistinct,
inexplicit,
cryptic,
enigmatic,
obscure,
unclear,
puzzling,
perplexing,
gnomic,
Delphic,
roundabout,
indirect,
oblique,
circumlocutory,
circuitous,
periphrastic,
cagey,
Origin:
early 18th century: from Latin evas- ‘evaded’ (from the verb evadere ) + -ive.
