adiaphorous

[ ad-ee-af-er-uhs ]

adjective
  1. doing neither good nor harm, as a medicine.

Origin of adiaphorous

1
1625–35, for earlier sense; <Greek adiáphoros, equivalent to a-a-6 + diáphoros different (dia-dia- + -phoros-phorous)

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British Dictionary definitions for adiaphorous

adiaphorous

/ (ˌædɪˈæfərəs) /


adjective
  1. med having no effect for good or ill, as a drug or placebo

Origin of adiaphorous

1
C17: from Greek adiaphoros indifferent, from a- 1 + diaphoros different

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