tending or seeking to evade; characterized by evasion

an evasive answer.

elusive or evanescent.

adjective

direct , forthright , honest , ready , straight , straightforward

adjective

ambiguous , cagey , casuistic , casuistical , cunning , deceptive , devious , dissembling , elusive , elusory , equivocating , false , fugitive , greasy , indirect , intangible , lying , misleading , oblique , prevaricating , shifty , shuffling , slippery , sly , sophistical , stonewalling , unclear , vaguenotes:elusive is used when what is being avoided is physical capture or apprehension , whereas evasive is used when what is being avoided is direct or relevant response to a verbal challenge , equivocal , deceitful , indefinite , noncommittal , prevarication , tricky , vague