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indifferently

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in·dif·fer·ent  (n-dfr-nt, -dfrnt)
adj.
1. Having no particular interest or concern; apathetic: indifferent to the sufferings of others.
2. Having no marked feeling for or against: She remained indifferent toward their proposal.
3. Not mattering one way or the other: It's indifferent to me which outfit you choose.
4. Characterized by a lack of partiality; unbiased: an indifferent judge.
5. Being neither too much nor too little; moderate.
6. Being neither good nor bad; mediocre: an indifferent performance. See Synonyms at average.
7. Being neither right nor wrong.
8. Not active or involved; neutral: an indifferent chemical in a reaction.
9. Biology Undifferentiated, as cells or tissue.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin indifferns, indifferent- : in-, not; see in-1 + differns, different; see different.]

in·differ·ent·ly adv.
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Adv.1.indifferently - with indifference; in an indifferent manner; "she shrugged indifferently"
Translations
indifferently [ɪnˈdɪfrəntlɪ] ADV
1. (= uninterestedly) → con indiferencia
2. (= unsympathetically) → con indiferencia
to treat sb indifferentlytratar a algn con indiferencia
3. (= in a mediocre way) → regularmente
she performed indifferentlysu actuación fue regular nada más
4. (= without preference) → indistintamente
indifferently [ɪnˈdɪfrəntli] adv
(= without feeling) [say, shrug] → avec indifférence
(in a mediocre way) [play, perform] → de façon médiocre
indifferently
adv
(= without interest)gleichgültig
(= poorly)(mittel)mäßig (gut), nicht besonders (gut)
indifferently [ɪnˈdɪfrntlɪ] adv (apathetically) → con indifferenza; (not well) → mediocremente
indifferently [ɪnˈdɪfrntlɪ] adv (apathetically) → con indifferenza; (not well) → mediocremente


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She was going by as indifferently as she might have gone by a couple of cows; but when she happened to notice me, THEN there was a change
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By sheer will-power I regained control over my tottering mentality, and so successful was I that the next time that the light came I sat quite still and looked indifferently at the fresh and tempting food almost within my reach.
 
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