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non-committal — non com mittal adj deliberately not expressing your opinion or intentions clearly non committal about ▪ The doctor was non committal about my mother s chances of recovery. ▪ The driver mumbled a non committal reply … Dictionary of contemporary English
non-committal — non com|mit|tal [ ,nankə mıtl ] adjective not saying what you think or what you plan to do: a non committal answer He was non committal about any future plans … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
non-committal — (adj.) also noncommittal, 1829, characterized by refusal to commit oneself, from NON (Cf. non ) + committal (see COMMIT (Cf. commit)) … Etymology dictionary
non-committal — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not displaying commitment to a definite opinion or policy. DERIVATIVES non committally adverb … English terms dictionary
non-committal — UK [ˌnɒnkəˈmɪt(ə)l] / US [ˌnɑnkəˈmɪt(ə)l] adjective not saying what you think or what you plan to do a non committal answer He was non committal about any future plans … English dictionary
non-committal — [ˌnɒnkəˈmɪt(ə)l] adj avoiding stating clearly what you think or what you plan to do He was non committal about any future plans.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
non-committal — adjective not displaying commitment to a definite opinion or policy. Derivatives non committally adverb … English new terms dictionary
non-committal — see noncommittal … English dictionary
non-committal — adj guarded, unrevealing, cautious, wary, reserved, ambiguous, discreet, equivocal, evasive, careful, prudent, neutral, indefinite, tactful, diplomatic, tentative, vague FORMAL circumspect, politic COLLOQ. sitting on the fence, playing your cards … Useful english dictionary
be non-committal — PREVARICATE, give nothing away, dodge the issue, sidestep the issue, hedge, fence, pussyfoot around, beat about the bush, equivocate, temporize, shilly shally, vacillate, waver; Brit. hum and haw; informal sit on the fence. → non committal … Useful english dictionary
