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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

disinterestedly en · ADV

Pronunciation

  • /dɪsˈɪnt(ə)ɹɛstɪdli/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree English disinterested Middle English -ly English -ly English disinterestedly From disinterested + -ly.

Meanings

  1. In a disinterested manner; impartially, dispassionately.
    • Maybe, however, she thinks him simply disinterestedly interested in human virtue but unable to regard it, as so many do, as a guarantee against The Thing – cruel fate which is indifferent to theological distinctions. 1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 929:

Forms

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more disinterestedly Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most disinterestedly Degree=Sup lexicographic

Translations (6)

el ανυστερόβουλα (in a disinterested manner) · pl bezstronnie (in a disinterested manner) · ca desinteressadament (in a disinterested manner) · pt desinteressadamente (in a disinterested manner) · pl bezinteresownie (in a disinterested manner) · es desinteresadamente (in a disinterested manner)