noncommittal

Definition

Tending to avoid commitment; lacking certainty or decisiveness; reluctant to give out information or show one's feelings or opinion.

Etymology

From non- + committal.

Example Sentences

• "The Major's face was noncommittal."
• "The noncommittal Indians would give no counsel as to fording."
• "[He] is candid, open-hearted, and hardly non-commmittal enough for his own interest at times."

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