1.
If you accuse someone of being ~ to something, you mean that they have a complete lack of interest in it.
People have become ~ to the suffering of others.
ADJ: oft ADJ to n
~ly
‘Not that it matters,’ said Tench ~ly.
ADV: ADV after v
2.
If you describe something or someone as ~, you mean that their standard or quality is not very good, and often quite bad.
She had starred in several very ~ movies...
= mediocre
ADJ
~ly
...an eight-year-old girl who reads tolerably and writes ~ly.
ADV: ADV with v