All 5 Uses of
indifferent
in
The Hound of the Baskervilles
- He had never said as much before, and I must admit that his words gave me keen pleasure, for I had often been piqued by his indifference to my admiration and to the attempts which I had made to give publicity to his methods.†
Chpt 1
- I can still remember your complete indifference as to whether the sun moved round the earth or the earth round the sun.
Chpt 8 *indifference = lack of interest
- "Some poaching case, no doubt?" said I, with an indifferent manner.†
Chpt 11
- But incredulity and indifference were evidently my strongest cards.†
Chpt 11
- He then had it returned and obtained another—a most instructive incident, since it proved conclusively to my mind that we were dealing with a real hound, as no other supposition could explain this anxiety to obtain an old boot and this indifference to a new one.†
Chpt 15
Definition:
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(indifferent) without interestin various senses, including:
- unconcerned -- as in "She is indifferent to what is served to eat."
- unsympathetic -- as in "She is indifferent to his needs."
- not of good quality (which may imply average or poor quality depending upon context) -- as in "an indifferent performance"
- impartial -- as in "We need a judge who is indifferent."