Meanings
comparative more unindifferently · superlative most unindifferently
- Without indifference.
- Not unconcernedly.
Near-synonym: interestedly
1 more example
"His subjects?" The Raja seemed puzzled. "Ah," he exclaimed not unindifferently, but as if a light had broken in, "I see you mean the King of England. What terms does His Majesty propose?"
2022, Louise Jordan Miln, The Green GoddessSynonyms: interestedly
- archaicNot unbiasedly.
See, I pray you, how some men […] have vniustly censured, and vnindifferently esteemed the goods, and those graces which they haue bestowed vpon vs. They complaine because wee equall not Elephants in bulke of bodie, Harts in swiftnesse, Birds in lightnesse, Bulls in force.
1614, Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Thomas Lodge, The Workes of Lucius Annaeus Seneca, page 36Synonyms: biasedly
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbNot unconcernedly.
adverbNot unbiasedly.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Italic*n̥-
- Latinin-
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
- Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
- Proto-Italic*dis-
- Latindis-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
- Proto-Italic*ferō
- Latinferō
- Latindifferō
- Latindifferēns
- Latinindifferēns
- Old Frenchindifferent
- Englishindifferent
- Englishindifferently
- Englishun-
- Englishindifferent
- Englishunindifferent
- Englishunindifferently
From un- + indifferently, or from unindifferent + -ly.
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