All 10 Uses of
indifferent
in
Crime and Punishment, by Dostoyevsky
- The woman seeing a stranger stopped indifferently facing him, coming to herself for a moment and apparently wondering what he had come for.†
Chpt 1.2 *indifferently = in a manner that is without interest
- Raskolnikov fancied that the head clerk treated him more casually and contemptuously after his speech, but strange to say he suddenly felt completely indifferent to anyone's opinion, and this revulsion took place in a flash, in one instant.†
Chpt 2.1indifferent = without interest
- The police still remained round the woman, someone mentioned the police station....Raskolnikov looked on with a strange sensation of indifference and apathy.†
Chpt 2.6
- "Very well, come along," said Raskolnikov indifferently, and going out first, he went slowly downstairs.†
Chpt 2.6indifferently = in a manner that is without interest
- But Raskolnikov sat still in the same place, almost sullen and indifferent.†
Chpt 4.3indifferent = without interest
- Andrey Semyonovitch who hardly ever had any money walked about the room pretending to himself to look at all those bank notes with indifference and even contempt.†
Chpt 5.1
- After gazing attentively at this, Svidrigailov turned away indifferently and sat down on the bed.†
Chpt 6.6indifferently = in a manner that is without interest
- He cast a drowsy and indifferent glance at Svidrigailov.†
Chpt 6.6indifferent = without interest
- She wrote that his health was satisfactory; he did his work without shirking or seeking to do more; he was almost indifferent about food, but except on Sundays and holidays the food was so bad that at last he had been glad to accept some money from her, Sonia, to have his own tea every day.†
Chpt Epil.
- But that he lived so poorly and roughly, not from any plan or design, but simply from inattention and indifference.†
Chpt Epil.
Definition:
without interest
in 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."