adiaphorous

adjective

ad·​i·​aph·​o·​rous

¦a-dē-¦a-f(ə-)rəs

obsolete

: indifferent, neutral

especially : neither right or beneficial nor wrong or harmful

Word History

Etymology

Greek adiaphoros

First Known Use

1635, in the meaning defined above

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