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Definition of non-committal adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

non-committal

adjective
 
/ˌnɒn kəˈmɪtl/
 
/ˌnɑːn kəˈmɪtl/
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  1. not giving an opinion; not showing which side of an argument you agree with
    • a non-committal reply/tone
    • The doctor was non-committal about when I could drive again.
    see also commit (4)Topics Opinion and argumentc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryNon-committal is used with these nouns:
    • grunt
    • reply
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