The Only Use
apathy
in
The Great Gatsby
(Edited)
- A reluctant elevator-boy went for a box full of straw and some milk, to which he added on his own initiative a tin of large, hard dog-biscuits — one of which decomposed apathetically in the saucer of milk all afternoon.
p. 29.6apathetically = without emotion or interest
Definitions:
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(1)
(apathy) lack of interest and enthusiasm
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)