All 9 Uses of
indifferent
in
Harry Potter (#6) and the Half-Blood Prince
- "Draco should be proud," said Bellatrix indifferently.†
Chpt 2
- "The usual," said Ron indifferently, demonstrating a rude hand gesture.†
Chpt 7
- " "Well, I assume so, as Longbottom was there," said Zabini indifferently.†
Chpt 7
- "Ah, that was Morfin," said the old man indifferently.†
Chpt 10
- Harry awoke next morning feeling slightly dazed and confused by a series of dreams in which Ron had chased him with a Beater's bat, but by midday he would have happily exchanged the dream Ron for the real one, who was not only cold-shouldering Ginny and Dean, but also treating a hurt and bewildered Hermione with an icy, sneering indifference.†
Chpt 14
- "You can try," said Harry indifferently.†
Chpt 16
- "Oh, yeah," said Hagrid indifferently.†
Chpt 22
- Keeping his face as immobile and his voice as indifferent as he could, he asked, "How come?"
Chpt 24 *indifferent = uninterested
- 'No,' said Harry indifferently, and set off again.†
Chpt 30
Definition:
-
(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."