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disinterestedly

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dis·in·ter·est·ed  (ds-ntr-std, -nt-rstd)
adj.
1. Free of bias and self-interest; impartial: "disinterested scientific opinion on fluorides in the water supply" (Ellen R. Shell).
2.
a. Not interested; indifferent: "supremely disinterested in all efforts to find a peaceful solution" (C.L. Sulzberger).
b. Having lost interest.

dis·inter·est·ed·ly adv.
dis·inter·est·ed·ness n.
Usage Note: In traditional usage, disinterested can only mean "having no stake in an outcome," as in Since the judge stands to profit from the sale of the company, she cannot be considered a disinterested party in the dispute. This usage was acceptable to 97 percent of the Usage Panel in our 2001 survey. But despite critical disapproval, disinterested has come to be widely used by many educated writers to mean "uninterested" or "having lost interest," as in Since she discovered skiing, she is disinterested in her schoolwork. Oddly enough, "not interested" is the oldest sense of the word, going back to the 17th century. This sense became outmoded in the 18th century but underwent a revival in the first quarter of the early 20th. Despite its resuscitation, this usage is widely considered an error. In our 2001 survey, 88 percent of the Usage Panel rejected the sentence It is difficult to imagine an approach better designed to prevent disinterested students from developing any intellectual maturity. This is not a significantly different proportion from the 89 percent who disapproved of a similar usage in 1988.
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Adv.1.disinterestedly - without bias; without selfish motives; "he decided the case disinterestedly"
Translations
disinterestedly [dɪsˈɪntrɪstɪdlɪ] ADV
1. (= impartially) → de manera desinteresada, desinteresadamente
2. (= uninterestedly) → con indiferencia
disinterestedly
adv
(= impartially)unvoreingenommen, unparteiisch; we reason disinterestedly from the facts we observewir urteilen unvoreingenommen auf Grundlage der von uns beobachteten Fakten
(= uninterestedly)desinteressiert; look, saygelangweilt; I watched disinterestedly as the train pulled into the stationich beobachtete gelangweilt, wie der Zug in den Bahnhof einfuhr


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It is only necessary for one powerful nation like Russia- barbaric as she is said to be- to place herself disinterestedly at the head of an alliance having for its object the maintenance of the balance of power of Europe, and it would save the world
Lorry said it; perhaps not quite disinterestedly, but with the interested object of squeezing himself back again.
It is a very pleasant reflection to me, now, to remember how disinterestedly I studied the good of my family in those early days.
 
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