evasively

«evasively» in Mova's school dictionary: In a way that avoids giving a clear, direct answer or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adverb (evasively)

meaning for a pupil

In a way that avoids giving a clear, direct answer or avoids doing something. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in stories to show that a character is hiding something or does not want to say the truth: «Maybe,» he said evasively. Readers should notice: an evasive answer is a clue. From the verb «evade» (to escape or avoid).

examples

• «I might have seen it,» he said evasively. tree →
• Toad answered evasively when the Badger asked about the car. tree →
• She looked away and spoke evasively. tree →
• When asked who broke the vase, the twins answered evasively. tree →
• The politician replied evasively to the question. tree →
• «Oh, somewhere,» said the Cat evasively. tree →
• He shrugged evasively and changed the subject. tree →

note

Adverb of «evasive». Noun: evasion. Related verb: evade (evade a question, evade capture). It suggests the person is avoiding something on purpose.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «evasively» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.