All 5 Uses of "indifferent" in "Maggie: A Girl of the Streets"

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indifferent
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Maggie: A Girl of the Streets
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The man mumbled with drunken indifference.†
Chpt 3

indifference = without interest
A man who could regard such a sight with indifference must be accustomed to very great things.†
Chpt 7
...he took pride in commanding the waiters who were, however, indifferent or deaf.
Chpt 12 *

indifferent = uninterested (in providing service to him)
The woman waved her hands with studied airs of indifference.†
Chpt 14

indifference = without interest
If he was laughed at for his tastes in women, he felt obliged to say that they were only temporary or indifferent ones.†
Chpt 16

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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)