All 3 Uses of
indifferent
in
Typical American
- Now, every morning, every afternoon, every evening, he considered that file box, until its nervous scattering of tan speckles began to look like so many clods and crumbs of dirt flung indifferently upon a sad destiny.†
Chpt 3.25
- [regarding how things look:] But of course it was easy to be indifferent about them herself when she could count on Helen to spruce things up. Now she longed for a set of white frilly curtains.
Chpt 4.31 *indifferent = unconcerned (without interest)
- Even when Ralph's stomach began to hurt so much that he had to check into the hospital, and came home only able to eat certain foods, she found herself lined with stiff indifference.†
Chpt 5.46
Definition:
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(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."