All 6 Uses of
indifferent
in
A Prayer for Owen Meany
- "You were always doing that," she said indifferently.†
p. 21.3indifferently = in a manner that is without interest
- She could be so chillingly indifferent that the touching would instantly stop; she was well coordinated and surprisingly quick and, like a cat, she could retreat from being touched—she could duck under or dart away from someone's hand as instinctively as the rest of us can shiver.†
p. 39.9indifferent = without interest
- But the midget Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come was inexorable; the tiny phantom's indifference to the question made Dan Needham shiver.†
p. 202.3 *
- Even Harriet Wheelwright—with her Mayflower indifference toward the Meanys of this world—even my grandmother knew that there was more to The Granite Mouse than met the eye.†
p. 204.4
- The tallish boy, the notorious cemetery vandal, sprawled his legs into the center aisle, indifferently creating a hazard for the elderly, the infirm, and the unwary.†
p. 240.8indifferently = in a manner that is without interest
- We took many of the same classes; in English and History, I actually got better grades than Owen—The Voice had become indifferent about his writing!†
p. 439.6indifferent = without interest
Definition:
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."