All 4 Uses of
disinterested
in
Middlemarch
- But he had a chivalrous nature (was not the disinterested service of woman among the ideal glories of old chivalry?†
Chpt 3
- "Does medical jurisprudence provide nothing against these infringements?" said Mr. Hackbutt, with a disinterested desire to offer his lights.†
Chpt 5 *
- But he is really a disinterested, unworldly fellow," said Mr. Farebrother, smiling.†
Chpt 7
- Will had given a disinterested attention to an intended settlement on a new plan in the Far West, and the need for funds in order to carry out a good design had set him on debating with himself whether it would not be a laudable use to make of his claim on Bulstrode, to urge the application of that money which had been offered to himself as a means of carrying out a scheme likely to be largely beneficial.†
Chpt 8
Definition:
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(disinterested) unaffected by self-interest