Fabian: alternatives and connections

Dexterous in the use of the hands or in the exercise of the mental faculties; exhibiting skill and readiness in avoiding danger or esc…

The act of avoiding or shunning; keeping clear of.

A method of reducing corpulence by avoiding food containing much farinaceous, saccharine, or oily matter; -- so called from William Ba…

One of the largest species of sharks (Cetorhinus maximus), so called from its habit of basking in the sun; the liver shark, or bone sh…

In a state of backwardness, in respect to what is seasonable or appropriate, or as to what should have been accomplished; not equally…

Out of the common path; aside; -- used in composition, giving the meaning of something aside, secondary, or incidental, or collateral…

A road that crosses another; an obscure road intersecting or avoiding the main road.

Slow; tardy; dilatory; causing delay.

characterized by decision and firmness; "an able and decisive young woman"; "we needed decisive leadership"; "she gave him a decisive…

avoiding emotional involvement

An avoiding or escaping; also, a warning.

The quality of being dilatory; lateness; slowness; tardiness; sluggishness.

Inclined to defer or put off what ought to be done at once; given the procrastination; delaying; procrastinating; loitering; as, a dil…

Possessed of discernment, especially in avoiding error or evil, and in the adaptation of means to ends; prudent; sagacious; judicious;…

skillfulness in avoiding wasted time and effort; "she did the work with great efficiency"

The act of fleeing from danger, of evading harm, or of avoiding notice; deliverance from injury or any evil; flight; as, an escape in…

The act of eluding or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation; artful means of eludin…

Tending to evade, or marked by evasion; elusive; shuffling; avoiding by artifice.