nondenial

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noun

A (possibly evasive) statement that is not a denial.

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Meanings

nounnondenial (countable and uncountable, plural nondenials)

plural nondenials

  1. countableuncountableA (possibly evasive) statement that is not a denial.

    In its own statement, Guardian Media Group, The Guardian’s parent company, took note of the nondenial.

    2009 July 11, Sarah Lyall, “Britain Confronts Cloaked Journalism”, in New York Times

Origin

From non- + denial.

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APA

nondenial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nondenial

MLA

“nondenial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nondenial. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nondenial,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nondenial.

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