pococurante

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˌpəʊ.kəʊ.kjʊəˈɹæn.ti/
• (America) IPA: /ˌpoʊ.koʊ.kjuːˈɹɑːn.ti/

Adjective

pococurante

1. Apathetic, indifferent or nonchalant.
   • 1909, Ward A. W., Prothero G. W., Leathes Stanley K.C.B., and Lord Acton, The Cambridge Modern History ↗, Vol. VI, p. 20.

     The Treasury was entrusted to the pococurante capacity of Grafton, the Exchequer to the erratic genius of Charles Townshend.

Synonyms

• aloof, apathetic, disinterested, indifferent, nonchalant

Noun

pococurante (plural pococurantes)

1. An apathetic, indifferent or nonchalant person.

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