impersonally
adverb/ɪmˈpɜːsənəli/
/ɪmˈpɜːrsənəli/
- (usually disapproving) in a way that lacks friendly human feelings or atmosphere and may make you feel unimportant
- He treated her coldly and impersonally, like a stranger.
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- in a way that does not refer to any particular person; in a way that is not concerned with people as individuals
- Doctors learn to look at patients impersonally.
- (grammar) using ‘it’ or ‘there’ as the subject
- Some verbs can be used impersonally.
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