unconcernedly
- adverb
- /ˌʌnkənˈsɜrnɪdli/
:
indiferentemente
- walking unconcernedly
Examples
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"He fell silent as Jazz nibbled away unconcernedly.
Fiction book (1990) -
And none of that mattered, leaving Boston; but unconcernedly walking myself and goodies through security in Kansas City was something else.
Fiction book (1993) -
Into the shimmering, the buck ambled unconcernedly, cropping the gilded grasses.
Fiction book (1996) -
The Pygmy he had pretended to photograph, instead of unconcernedly walking away, dropped to the ground, illustrating the native superstition that the "big evil eye" of the camera causes death.
Academic text (1991) -
Only Mazzy Gort seems unaffected, feeding the mucilaginous paste into the slot of his mouth as unconcernedly as if he were at a hot dog stand in some fantastical place like Peoria or Oshkosh.
Fiction book (1995) -
The cat slept unconcernedly on the windowsill, oblivious to the noise outside.
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She unconcernedly walked past the chaos in the street, lost in her own thoughts.
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He answered the question unconcernedly, showing no interest in the topic.
Synonyms
15
8.1
In a cheerful, careless way that shows little concern
9
7.4
In a calm way that shows no worry or excitement
4
4.0
Showing no interest or care
1
6.7
In a light, careless way that shows little worry
1
9.9
In a relaxed way without worry
1
7.3
In a way that shows no interest or energy
In a way that shows no interest or concern
In a way that shows no interest or curiosity
In a way that shows no interest or wish to know more
In a careless way without thinking
Antonyms
How Concerned
43
3.2
3
2.0
110
1.0
4
4.0
1
7.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
unconcernedly = unconcerned (transparent) = un + concern + ed + ly
Formed by regular derivation: 'concern' -> 'concerned' with negative 'un-' and then the adverbial suffix '-ly', so the meaning is directly predictable from the parts.
Etymology
The word unconcernedly is made of un- ('not'), concern ('worry' or 'care') and -ly (that makes it describe how someone acts). So it means acting 'not worried' or 'without care', like someone who shrugs and keeps going.