1.
If you describe someone as ~, you mean that they deliberately avoid giving clear direct answers to questions.
He was ~ about the circumstances of his first meeting with Stanley Dean...
ADJ
~ly
‘I can’t possibly comment on that,’ Paul said ~ly.
ADV: ADV with v
~ness
She looked at him closely to see if his ~ness was intentional.
N-UNCOUNT: oft poss N
2.
If you take ~ action, you deliberately move away from someone or something in order to avoid meeting them or being hit by them.
At least four high-flying warplanes had to take ~ action.
PHRASE: V inflects