non·com·mit·tal

[non-kuh-mit-l]
adjective
not committing oneself, or not involving committal, to a particular view, course, or the like: The senator gave us a noncommittal answer.

Origin:
1820–30, Americanism; non- + committal

non·com·mit·tal·ly, adverb


indefinite, vague, equivocal, evasive, guarded.
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noncommittal (ˌnɒnkəˈmɪtəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  not involving or revealing commitment to any particular opinion or course of action: a noncommittal reply
2.  rare having no outstanding quality, meaning, etc

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Noncommittal is always a great word to know.
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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
Example sentences
They were noncommittal, saying only to keep watching.
Response was noncommittal, but encouraged seeking funding.
Fellow politicians often claimed that he was evasive and noncommittal, an equivocator.
The agreed guidelines were noncommittal in regard to specific types of evidence required for species delimitation.
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