Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - indifferent

1. If you accuse someone of being indifferent to something, you mean that they have a complete lack of interest in it. People have become indifferent to the suffering of others. ADJ: oft ADJ to n • indifferently ‘Not that it matters,’ said Tench indifferently. ADV: ADV after v 2. If you describe something or someone as indifferent, you mean that their standard or quality is not very good, and often quite bad. She had starred in several very indifferent movies... = mediocre ADJ • indifferently ...an eight-year-old girl who reads tolerably and writes indifferently. ADV: ADV with v