apathetic
having or showing little or no emotion: apathetic behavior.
not interested or concerned; indifferent or unresponsive: an apathetic audience.
Origin of apathetic
1- Also ap·a·thet·i·cal .
Other words for apathetic
Opposites for apathetic
Other words from apathetic
- ap·a·thet·i·cal·ly, adverb
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How to use apathetic in a sentence
Chopin began generally to prelude apathetically and only gradually grew warm, but then his playing was really grand.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician | Frederick NiecksThe blond Marquis listened apathetically, with his feminine blue eyes turned down and his sceptical smile.
The conquest of Rome | Matilde SeraoApathetically the students have exercised sixty minutes, considering this minimum quite sufficient.
A Girl's Student Days and After | Jeannette MarksShe thanked him again, apathetically, as if she had not the heart to feel anything keenly, but was grateful to him as could be.
The Witness | Grace Livingston Hill Lutz"No one, but I dare say it will be known presently," said Annette apathetically.
Notwithstanding | Mary Cholmondeley
British Dictionary definitions for apathetic
/ (ˌæpəˈθɛtɪk) /
having or showing little or no emotion; indifferent
Origin of apathetic
1Derived forms of apathetic
- apathetically, adverb
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