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So in my story a girl is hitchhiking east to live with her boyfriend. One of the drivers she's hitching a ride with is asking her why she's going east.

"Willow decided she didn’t want to tell him that she was going to live with her dorky boyfriend, so she decided on something more ___ / she decided to give a more __ answer"

'Moving,' she answered tersely.

I'm thinking "general" or "vague", but I don't know if they're exactly describing what I'm looking for. I'm not 100% sure a phrase would work here, but I could always rework the sentence if it fits the best. I need an adjective.

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If you're OK with a word describing the purpose of her action, 'evasive' and 'equivocal' might work:

Merriam Webster defines evasive as:

: tending or intended to evade : equivocal
// evasive answers

and equivocal as:

: subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse
// an equivocal statement

Otherwise, a simple option would be 'incomplete'.

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She is being laconic. Merriam-Webster:

: using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious

The emphasis is on being terse or brief, using so few words that a lot of information might be left out.

"Willow decided she didn’t want to tell him that she was going to live with her dorky boyfriend, so she decided on something more laconic / she decided to give a more laconic answer"

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