Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 evasive /(ē̇*vā"sĭv)/ · e·va·sive · IPA /ɪˈveɪsɪv/ 01 a. Tending to evade, or marked by evasion; elusive; shuffling; avoiding by artifice. 1. Tending to evade, or marked by evasion; elusive; shuffling; avoiding by artifice. “Thus he, though conscious of the ethereal guest, Answered evasive of the sly request.” — Pope. “Stammered out a few evasive phrases.” — Macaulay.