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Noncommittal
noncommittal
also non-committal You can describe someone as noncommittal when they deliberately do not express their opinion or intentions clearly. Mr Hall is non-committal about the number of jobs that the development corporation has created... Sylvia’s face was noncommittal... ...a very bland non-committal answer. ADJ: usu v-link ADJ • noncommittally ‘I like some of his novels better than others,’ I said noncommittally. ADV: ADV after v
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1.
adjective Date: 1829 1. giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling a ~ reply 2. having no clear or distinctive character • ~ly adverb ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
2.
adj. avoiding commitment to a definite opinion or course of action. Derivatives noncommittally adv. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
3.
~ adj not expressing a definite opinion or intention + abou (The doctor was noncommittal about his chances of making a full recovery. | a noncommital answer) - noncommitally adv ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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