dispassionately
(adverb) in an impartially dispassionate manner; “although he was looking at the other girl, he did so dispassionately”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dispassionately (comparative more dispassionately, superlative most dispassionately)
in a dispassionate manner
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*pas"sion*ate, a.
1. Free from passion; not warped, prejudiced, swerved, or carried away by passion or feeling; judicial; calm; composed. Wise and dispassionate men. Clarendon.
2. Not dictated by passion; not proceeding from temper or bias; impartial; as, dispassionate proceedings; a dispassionate view.
Syn.
– Calm; cool; composed serene; unimpassioned; temperate; moderate; impartial; unruffled.
– Dis*pas"sion*ate*ly, adv.
– Dis*pas"sion*ate*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 November 2024
(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
