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Mysterious vs Evasive - What's the difference?

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Mysterious is a related term of evasive.


As adjectives the difference between mysterious and evasive

is that mysterious is of unknown origin while evasive is .

mysterious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of unknown origin.
  • He received a mysterious phone call this morning.
  • Having unknown qualities.
  • Our boss is a mysterious man who hardly ever meets with us.
  • Difficult to understand.
  • Why he left without saying goodbye is quite mysterious .
  • Deliberately evasive or enigmatic.
  • Stop being mysterious and just tell me what you want.

    Derived terms

    * mysteriously * mysteriousness

    evasive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Tending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself.
  • Directed towards avoidance or escape; evasive action .
  • Synonyms

    * elusive, slippery, shifty, cagey, elusory, sly, noncommital * unclear, vague, equivocal, ambiguous * tricky, deceitful, devious

    Derived terms

    * (l) * (l)