unforthcoming
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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He went on to criticise the defendant for failing to assist the police investigation, adding that Forde's "unforthcoming attitude" had meant further forensic work had to be undertaken.
From BBC • Oct. 22, 2025
Trials in Mexico are not conducted in public, and authorities have been especially unforthcoming about the San Fernando investigation.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2024
Moscow has been unforthcoming about the Losharik disaster, and insists that the sub was merely a research vessel.
From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2020
Stoic, unforthcoming, introspective, he isn’t minted from any of the molds in which star characters of musical theater are traditionally made.
From Washington Post • May 20, 2015
I began quizzing her about how Ruth had been, but she was so unforthcoming, in the end I said to her: “Look, you must have talked about something.”
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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