incuriously

adverb

Definition of incuriouslynext
as in disinterestedly

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  1. impassively
  2. indifferently
  3. reluctantly
Adverb
  • The bare, symmetrical peak rises impassively over the entire landscape.
    — Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 July 2026
  • The film begins with a montage of young Roma women, each shot as though for a studio portrait, impassively absorbing an offscreen voice lecturing them about family planning.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 11 July 2026
Definition of impassively
Adverb
  • His point was that, much like the sun or rain or death, the laws of nature fell indifferently on everyone, regardless of their wealth or status.
    — Teresa M. Bejan, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026
  • Not the typical tacky amusement park with cigarette-smoking carnies indifferently pulling the levers on rides battered from being hauled from place to place.
    — Mark Lane, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Definition of indifferently
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  • Planning commissioners — some seemingly reluctantly — backed the plan and advanced it to the City Council, which will have the final say on Costco’s request.
    — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026
  • Jurassic Park stars Neill as Alan Grant, a renowned paleontologist who reluctantly agrees to visit the eponymous theme park created by wealthy industrialist John Hammond (Richard Attenborough).
    — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 13 July 2026
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