Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
indifferently. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
indifferently, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
indifferently in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
indifferently you have here. The definition of the word
indifferently will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
indifferently, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Etymology
indifferent + -ly
Adverb
indifferently (comparative more indifferently, superlative most indifferently)
- In an indifferent manner.
- Tolerably; passably.
- Without distinction; impartially, objectively.
c. 1587–1588, [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. The First Part , 2nd edition, part 1, London: Richard Iones, , published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire, London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act III, scene iii:Uiew wel my Camp, and ſpeake indifferently,
Doo not my captaines and my ſouldiers looke
As if they meant to conquer Affrica?
- Without great care; without sufficient attention or thought.
1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 3, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 222:They might have been lifted bodily out of an indifferently written American crime novel.
1962 October, Brian Haresnape, “Focus on B.R. passenger stations”, in Modern Railways, page 251:For the first ten years of nationalisation a further note of overall gloom was added by the depressing policy of unimaginative Regional colour schemes, indifferently applied.
Translations