All 5 Uses of "indifferent" in "Hedda Gabler"

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indifferent
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Hedda Gabler
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[Sets herself in the armchair beside the stove and asks indifferently:] What is the matter with him†
Act 1

indifferently = in a manner that is without interest
Why, my dearest Hedda, how can you be so indifferent about it?
Act 1 *

indifferent = unconcerned (without interest)
I am not at all indifferent.†
Act 1

indifferent = without interest
[Hears him coming and says in an indifferent tone.†
Act 2
In the first place, it could not be entirely indifferent to me if it should appear in the police-court that he came straight from my house.†
Act 3

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Definitions:

(1) (indifferent)
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."
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)