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Definition of Evasively
1. Adverb. With evasion; in an evasive manner. "Her husband seemed to know many of the people who were named, but he replied evasively when asked who they were"
Definition of Evasively
1. Adverb. in an evasive manner ¹
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Definition of Evasively
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Evasively
Literary usage of Evasively
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Suomalais-englantilainen sanakirja by Severi Alanne (1919)
"... evasively; — avainta turn (1. give a turn to) the key: ~ kaukaa go a long
ways (1. distance) out of one's \vay, vrt. kaartaa; ..."
2. History of the Rebellion: Its Authors and Causes by Joshua Reed Giddings (1864)
"But when southern men called on Mr. Clay to avow his sentiments in regard to the
annexation of Texas, he answered so evasively, and manifested so little ..."
3. The Sunday Magazine by Thomas Guthrie, William Garden Blaikie, Benjamin Waugh (1875)
"Well, you see, it is three years last March since we met," replied Alice evasively
as she glanced at me, and I could see that she thought me changed, ..."
4. Hebraic Literature: Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala by Maurice Henry Harris (1901)
"... the Rabbi evasively ; " a Gentile might sell, but an Israelite would not."
Bava Kama, fol. n3,' col. 2. This is given simply as a sample of the teaching ..."
5. Klytia: A Story of Heidelberg Castle by Adolf Hausrath, George Taylor (1883)
""That may be so," said Bélier evasively. "Nevertheless come what may; the man
who by his skill and care saved my wife from death, will ever find this house ..."
6. Hearings Before the Committee on Agriculture During the 2d Session of the by Committee on agriculture, United States, Congress, House (1910)
"... to get a great amount from the 10-cent tax, but the hope is to prevent the
selling of this article that is subject to a 10-cent tax, and not evasively. ..."
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