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noncommittal
[ non-kuh-mit-l ]
/ ˌnɒn kəˈmɪt l /
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adjective
not committing oneself, or not involving committal, to a particular view, course, or the like: The senator gave us a noncommittal answer.
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noncommittal
/ (ˌnɒnkəˈmɪtəl) /
adjective
not involving or revealing commitment to any particular opinion or course of actiona noncommittal reply
rare having no outstanding quality, meaning, etc
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