evasive
adjective
, -ziv, ē-\
Definition of evasive
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According to the Texas Department of Transportation, the number one cause of traffic fatalities in 2018 was faulty evasive action (226 deaths). — Peter Dawson, Houston Chronicle, "The most dangerous roads in Houston and Harris County in 2018, according to TxDOT," 4 Sep. 2019 The suspension is comfy-soft but not sloppy in evasive maneuvers or when out driving for pleasure. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "2020 Toyota Corolla Hybrid LE: A versatile 52 mpg," 30 Aug. 2019 The ferry was forced to take evasive action, officials said. — Sarah Wu, BostonGlobe.com, "MBTA ferry MV Lightning runs aground off Long Island in Boston Harbor; four people hurt," 16 Aug. 2019 The preliminary data indicated that neither the driver nor the Autopilot system executed evasive maneuvers. — Bloomberg, The Mercury News, "Tesla sued by family of man killed in autopilot crash," 4 Aug. 2019 Neither the driver, 50-year-old Jeremy Banner, nor the Autopilot system slowed the car down or attempted any evasive maneuver, the NTSB said. — Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver, "Yes, Autopilot Was On in the Tesla Model 3 Crash in March, NTSB Report Confirms," 16 May 2019 Facebook promised to turn over a new leaf in the aftermath of the Cambridge Analytica scandal and CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s evasive, unsatisfying Capitol Hill testimony. — Sidney Fussell, The Atlantic, "People Are Starting to Realize How Voice Assistants Actually Work," 15 Aug. 2019 Brown accused Aldrete of being evasive and using talking points in her answers. — Talis Shelbourne, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Community frustrated at Barrett and nominee for the Fire and Police Commission's executive director," 24 July 2019 The motorcyclist took evasive action in an attempt to avoid a crash with the motor vehicle, police said, and was thrown from the motorcycle. — Emily Brindley, courant.com, "Motorcyclist seriously injured in East Haven crash," 4 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'evasive.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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Legal Definition of evasive
Note: Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(a)(4), an evasive or incomplete answer to an interrogatory or to a question at a deposition is treated as a failure to answer and may be subject to an opponent's motion to compel an answer.
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