All 5 Uses of
indifferent
in
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets
- The man mumbled with drunken indifference.†
Chpt 3
- 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
- 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
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."