disinterestedly

English

Etymology

From disinterested +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪsˈɪnt(ə)ɹɛstɪdli/

Adverb

disinterestedly (comparative more disinterestedly, superlative most disinterestedly)

  1. In a disinterested manner; impartially, dispassionately.
    • 1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 929:
      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.

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