English Explanatory Dictionary

indifferently

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. In an indifferent manner.
  2. Tolerably; passably.
  3. Without distinction; impartially, objectively.
  4. Without great care; without sufficient attention or thought.

Word forms

indifferently more indifferently most indifferently

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *ən- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Latin differō Latin differēns Latin indifferēns Old French indifferent English indifferent Proto-Indo-European *leyg- Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English indifferently From indifferent + -ly.

Translations

Catalan: indiferentment Czech: lhostejně Esperanto: indiferente Finnish: välinpitämättömästi Finnish: mitäänsanomattomasti Georgian: ინდიფერენტულად Georgian: გულგრილად Irish: ar nós cuma liom Spanish: indiferentemente
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