noncommittally

English

Alternative forms

• non-committally

Etymology

noncommittal +‎ -ly

Adverb

noncommittally (comparative more noncommittally, superlative most noncommittally)

1. In a noncommittal manner.
   • 1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 440:

     Parameswaran, intent on puffing, raised one eyebrow and grimaced non-committally.