All 5 Uses
indifferent
in
The Color Purple
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- It is taking a long time for her to become used to the food, which is nourishing but, for the most part, indifferently prepared.†
indifferently = in a manner that is without interest
- One seemed totally indifferent to the people around him simply eating and then smoking and staring off into the distance and the other, somewhat younger, appeared to be enthusiastic about learning the language.†
indifferent = without interest
- Or, A MAP OF AFRICA: A GUIDE TO NATIVE INDIFFERENCE TO THE HOLY WORD.†
- It really is indifference.†
- The worst we have had to endure here is indifference and a certain understandable shallowness in our personal relationships excluding...
*indifference = lack of interest
Definitions:
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(1)
(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."
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)