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non·com·mit·tal  audio  (nnk-mtl) KEY  

ADJECTIVE:
Refusing commitment to a particular opinion or course of action; not revealing what one feels or thinks: "His face was the color of a freshly baked pork pie and as noncommittal" (Thomas Pynchon).


OTHER FORMS:
noncom·mittal·ly (Adverb)


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