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—indifferently, adv./in dif"euhr euhnt, -dif"reuhnt/, adj.1. without interest or concern; not caring; apathetic: his indifferent attitude toward the suffering of others.2. having no bias, prejudice, or preference; impartial; disinterested.3. neither good nor bad in character or quality; average; routine: an indifferent specimen.4. not particularly good, important, etc.; unremarkable; unnotable: an indifferent success; an indifferent performance.5. of only moderate amount, extent, etc.6. not making a difference, or mattering, one way or the other.7. immaterial or unimportant.8. not essential or obligatory, as an observance.9. making no difference or distinction, as between persons or things: indifferent justice.10. neutral in chemical, electric, or magnetic quality.11. Biol. not differentiated or specialized, as cells or tissues.n.12. an ethically or morally indifferent act.13. a person who is indifferent, esp. in matters of religion or politics.adv.14. Archaic. indifferently: I am indifferent well.[1350-1400; ME (adj.) < L indifferent- (s. of indifferens). See IN-3, DIFFERENT]Syn. 4. mediocre, undistinguished, uninspired, commonplace.
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