"disinterestedly" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /dɪsˈɪnt(ə)ɹɛstɪdli/ [UK] Forms: more disinterestedly [comparative], most disinterestedly [superlative]
Etymology: From disinterested + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|disinterested|ly}} disinterested + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} disinterestedly (comparative more disinterestedly, superlative most disinterestedly)
  1. In a disinterested manner; impartially, dispassionately. Translations (in a disinterested manner): desinteressadament (Catalan), ανυστερόβουλα (anysteróvoula) (Greek), desinteressadamente (Portuguese), desinteresadamente (Spanish)
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