indifferently

English

Etymology

indifferent +‎ -ly

Adverb

indifferently (comparative more indifferently, superlative most indifferently)

1. In an indifferent manner.
   1. Tolerably; passably.
   2. Without distinction; impartially.
   3. 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

in an indifferent manner

• Catalan: indiferentment
• Czech: lhostejně
• Esperanto: indiferente (eo)

• Finnish: välinpitämättömästi (fi), mitäänsanomattomasti
• Spanish: indiferentemente