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English
Etymology
From un- + forthcoming.
Adjective
unforthcoming (comparative more unforthcoming, superlative most unforthcoming)
- Not forthcoming; laconic or uncooperative.
The coach's manner was dour and unforthcoming.
The leaders of the Wall Cult seem to be aware of the truth, but remain wholly unforthcoming.
1866 April 7, The Musical World, volume 44, page 225:Madame Sinico is a substitute for the expected but unforthcoming Mdlle. Lichtmay.
1882, William Edwards Tirebuck, Dante Gabriel Rossetti: His Work and Influence : Including a Brief Survey of Recent Art Tendencies:He also happened in time to have, as a result of his greatness, an inner circle of worshipping and influential friends who could at odd moments whet the public appetite for some unforthcoming work of their caged genius.
1988 April 23, Elizabeth Pincus, “Koop on AIDS: Overrated and Deceptive”, in Gay Community News, page 7:When asked about the ethics of using placebos in AIDS drug studies (especially given the dearth of available treatments for PWAs), Koop responded vaguely that ethical debates will always accompany medical research. Koop was similarly unforthcoming about other AIDS issues ridden with controversy.
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