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Webster 1913 Edition


Adiaphorous

Adˊi-aph′o-rous

(ădˊĭ-ăf′ō̍-rŭs)
,
Adj.
[Gr.
ἀδιάφορος
;
ἀ
priv. +
διάφοροσ
different;
διά
through +
φέρειν
to bear.]
1.
Indifferent or neutral.
Jer. Taylor.
AS

Webster 1828 Edition


Adiaphorous

ADIAPH'OROUS

,
Adj.
Indifferent; neutral; a name given by Boyle to a spirit distilled from tartar, and some other vegetable substances, neither acid, nor alkaline, or not possessing the distinct character of any chimical body.