Both Uses of
indifferent
in
The Memory Keeper’s Daughter
- She had fought so many fights already to make a life for Phoebe in this indifferent world.†
p. 229.5indifferent = without interest
- "Is that so?" she said, indifferent.†
p. 269.3 *
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."