English → Latin
“evasive” in Latin
ambiguusgoing two ways, hither and thither, moving from side-to-side; hybrid; changing, fluctuating, waveringtergiversorto seek an evasion, to tergiversatehūcto this, to this (alone), to (only) this subject/matter; for this (alone), for this (one) thing; to/at (precisely) this
The English word evasive itself goes back to Latin vadō, through ēvādō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
evasive
ambiguus (of uncertain meaning; e.g. responsa, Suet., Tib., 34): fictus et simulatus (hypocritical), or by circumlocution. To give an evasive answer, alio responsionem suam derivare; tergiversari, or huc, illuc tergiversari (to go backwards and forwards, etc.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for evasive?
- The usual Latin words for “evasive” are ambiguus, tergiversor, hūc. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.