PREVARICATIVE

Meaning of PREVARICATIVE in English

adjective

Synonyms: evasive 1, equivocating, prevaricatory, shifty, shuffling

Merriam Webster. Collegiate thesaurus English vocabulary. Английский энциклопедический словарь тезаурус. 2003

PREVARICATIVE — ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌkād.iv, -_kəd.- adjective : tending to prevaricate prevaricative writers
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PREVARICATIVE — Function: adjective Synonyms: EVASIVE 1, equivocating, prevaricatory, shifty, shuffling
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PREVARICATE — — prevarication , n. — prevaricative, prevaricatory /pri var"i keuh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/ , adj. /pri var"i kayt'/ , v.i. , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STRAIGHTFORWARD — adj. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: DIRECT 2, straight, through, uninterrupted 2 free from all that is dishonest or secretive FF1C; …
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SHUFFLING — n. Function: adjective Synonyms: EVASIVE 1, equivocating, prevaricative, prevaricatory, shifty
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SHIFTY — adj. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: EVASIVE 1, equivocating, prevaricative, prevaricatory, shuffling Related Words: dodging, elusive; cagey, collusive, conniving, crafty, cunning; …
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PREVARICATORY — Function: adjective Synonyms: EVASIVE 1, equivocating, prevaricative, shifty, shuffling
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EVASIVE — adj. Function: adjective 1 tending to evade or avoid confrontation FF1C; his answers were ambiguous and evasive FF1E; Synonyms: equivocating, …
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EQUIVOCATING — v. Function: adjective Synonyms: EVASIVE 1, prevaricative, prevaricatory, shifty, shuffling Related Words: deceptive, delusive, misleading
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STRAIGHTFORWARD — adjective 1. Synonyms: direct 2, straight, through, uninterrupted 2. free from all that is dishonest or secretive a straightforward answer …
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SHUFFLING — adjective Synonyms: evasive 1, equivocating, prevaricative, prevaricatory, shifty
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SHIFTY — adjective 1. Synonyms: evasive 1, equivocating, prevaricative, prevaricatory, shuffling Related Word: dodging, elusive; cagey, collusive, conniving, crafty, cunning; furtive, shifty-eyed, …
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PREVARICATORY — adjective Synonyms: evasive 1, equivocating, prevaricative, shifty, shuffling
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EVASIVE — adjective 1. tending to evade or avoid confrontation his answers were ambiguous and evasive Synonyms: equivocating, prevaricative, prevaricatory, shifty, shuffling …
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EQUIVOCATING — adjective Synonyms: evasive 1, prevaricative, prevaricatory, shifty, shuffling Related Word: deceptive, delusive, misleading
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