All 8 Uses
indifferent
in
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
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- grew weary at last, and then indifferent and absent-minded.
Chpt 5 *indifferent = without interest
- Tom had become indifferent to persecution by this time.†
Chpt 12
- This indifference must be broken up at any cost.†
Chpt 12
- Her troubles were instantly at rest, her soul at peace again; for the "indifference" was broken up.†
Chpt 12
- Then they hunted up Huckleberry Finn, and he joined them promptly, for all careers were one to him; he was indifferent.†
Chpt 13
- Well, let her—she should see that he could be as indifferent as some other people.†
Chpt 18
- Inspired by the splendor of his own act, he took without an outcry the most merciless flaying that even Mr. Dobbins had ever administered; and also received with indifference the added cruelty of a command to remain two hours after school should be dismissed—for he knew who would wait for him outside till his captivity was done, and not count the tedious time as loss, either.†
Chpt 20
- She said she would do her best by him, because, whether he was good, bad, or indifferent, he was the Lord's, and nothing that was the Lord's was a thing to be neglected.†
Chpt 30
Definitions:
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(1)
(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."
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)