evasive

crafty

ˈkrɑːfti

adjective

clever at achieving one’s aims by indirect or deceitful methods.

a crafty crook faked an injury to escape from prison

cunning,guileful,wily,artful,devious,sly,tricky,duplicitous,dishonest,underhand,cheating,deceitful,Janus-faced,sharp,scheming,calculating,designing,evasive,shrewd,astute,canny,foxy,slim,subtle

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craftiest

ˈkrɑːfti

adjective

clever at achieving one’s aims by indirect or deceitful methods.

a crafty crook faked an injury to escape from prison

cunning,guileful,wily,artful,devious,sly,tricky,duplicitous,dishonest,underhand,cheating,deceitful,Janus-faced,sharp,scheming,calculating,designing,evasive,shrewd,astute,canny,foxy,slim,subtle

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craftier

ˈkrɑːfti

adjective

clever at achieving one’s aims by indirect or deceitful methods.

a crafty crook faked an injury to escape from prison

cunning,guileful,wily,artful,devious,sly,tricky,duplicitous,dishonest,underhand,cheating,deceitful,Janus-faced,sharp,scheming,calculating,designing,evasive,shrewd,astute,canny,foxy,slim,subtle

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circuitous

səːˈkjuːɪtəs

adjective

(of a route or journey) longer than the most direct way.

the canal followed a circuitous route

roundabout,indirect,winding,meandering,serpentine,tortuous,twisting,anfractuous,oblique,circumlocutory,periphrastic,discursive,digressive,long-winded,evasive,circumlocutionary,ambagious

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cagy

ˈkeɪdʒi

adjective

reluctant to give information owing to caution or suspicion.

a spokesman was cagey about the arrangements his company had struck

secretive,guarded,non-committal,tight-lipped,reticent,cautious,circumspect,chary,wary,careful,evasive,elusive,equivocal,discreet

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cagiest

ˈkeɪdʒi

adjective

reluctant to give information owing to caution or suspicion.

a spokesman was cagey about the arrangements his company had struck

secretive,guarded,non-committal,tight-lipped,reticent,cautious,circumspect,chary,wary,careful,evasive,elusive,equivocal,discreet

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cagier

ˈkeɪdʒi

adjective

reluctant to give information owing to caution or suspicion.

a spokesman was cagey about the arrangements his company had struck

secretive,guarded,non-committal,tight-lipped,reticent,cautious,circumspect,chary,wary,careful,evasive,elusive,equivocal,discreet

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cagey

ˈkeɪdʒi

adjective

reluctant to give information owing to caution or suspicion.

a spokesman was cagey about the arrangements his company had struck

secretive,guarded,non-committal,tight-lipped,reticent,cautious,circumspect,chary,wary,careful,evasive,elusive,equivocal,discreet

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