ausweichend
Translation
evasive, vague, elusive
Examples
Er gab eine ausweichende Antwort.
He gave an evasive answer.
Sein Verhalten war sehr ausweichend.
His behaviour was very evasive.
Grammar Patterns
((as an adjective)) evasive to give an evasive answer
((predicatively)) to be evasive His answer was evasive.
Similar Words
Synonyms: vague, unclear, indefinite; Antonyms: direct, clear, explicit
Etymology
From 'aus' (out) and 'weichen' (to yield, give way). It literally means 'yielding out of the way', hence avoiding something directly.
Memory Tips
Imagine someone physically 'weaving' ('weichen') 'out' ('aus') of the way of a direct question or confrontation.