| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Void of feeling; not susceptible of deep emotion; passionless; indifferent.[Websters]
2. Being listless, indifferent, uninterested, lackadaisical or lukewarm. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Being torpid, lethargic or numb. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Being unconcerned, nonchalant, disinterested or incurious. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. Being cold, cool or frigid. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. Being insensible or insensitive. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. Being unmoved or dispassionate. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. Being languid, stolid or languorous. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. Being impassive or phlegmatic. [Eve - graph theoretic] 10. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb apathetically.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (apathetically) | 1. In an apathetic manner; "she behaves apathetically these days".[Wordnet]. 2. In an apathetic manner.[Websters]. 3. In a slack, slow or spiritless manner.[Eve - graph theoretic] 4. In a slothful, nonchalant, indolent or painless manner.[Eve - graph theoretic] 5. In an indifferent, unsympathetic or unfounded manner.[Eve - graph theoretic] 6. In an unconcerned or casual manner.[Eve - graph theoretic] 7. In an uninterested, dispassionate, unmoved, unbiased or unemotional manner.[Eve - graph theoretic] 8. In a languid, sluggish or tepid manner.[Eve - graph theoretic] 9. In a passive or inert manner.[Eve - graph theoretic] 10. In a listless or half-hearted manner.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "APATHETICAL" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
