All 5 Uses of
indifferent
in
The Red Badge of Courage
- They prodded teamsters indifferent to all howls.†
Chpt 11
- If the men were advancing, their indifferent feet were trampling upon his chances for a successful life.†
Chpt 11
- Hearing a splatter of musketry from the distance, he wondered indifferently if those men sometimes slept.†
Chpt 13
- And this inward confidence evidently enabled him to be indifferent to little words of other men aimed at him.
Chpt 14 *indifferent = unconcerned (without interest)
- Some part of the woods needed sweeping, perhaps, and he merely indicated a broom in a tone properly indifferent to its fate.†
Chpt 18
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."