adiaphorous

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adiaphorous - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Adiaphorous \Ad`i*aph"o*rous\ ([a^]d`[i^]*[a^]f"[-o]*r[u^]s), a.
     [Gr. 'adia`foros; 'a priv. + dia`foros different; dia`
     through + fe`rein to bear.]
     1. Indifferent or neutral. --Jer. Taylor. AS
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Med.) Incapable of doing either harm or good as a
        medicine. --Dunglison.
        [1913 Webster + AS]