Evasively
[ɪ'vesɪvli]
Definition
(adv.) 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'.
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Examples
- Mrs. Fisher sighed evasively. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Rather baulked, Mr Riderhood evasively remarked, with an innocent air, that he believed the T'other Governor had asked him summa't. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- It was Bowyer who did it, said Mr. Standish, evasively. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- It wasn't anything particular, dear,' said the lady evasively. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Some little nervous shock, said Lydgate, evasively. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- But Gutenberg was not quite ready to give away his secret, and so he answered evasively, The name of the artisan does not appear. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- You see, I had some of my own, said Thomasin evasively, and I have not wanted any of his until lately. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- But, since he could hardly put it in that way to Winsett, he answered evasively: Look at the career of the honest man in American politics! Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- At another time, sir, he returned, evasively, the present time is ill-conwenient for explainin'. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- I wouldn't go into that, said Wemmick, evasively, it might clash with official responsibilities. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Now tell me of the Tuileries, and the Louvre, she continued evasively. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
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