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noun
Intentionally vague or ambiguous.
synonyms: equivocation, prevarication.
is a specific kind of: ambiguity, equivocalness | untruthfulness.
derivation: beat around the bush, equivocate, palter, prevaricate, tergiversate | evasive.
Dutch: ontwijkend
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