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UK
/ɪndˈʌldʒənt/
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[ US /ˌɪnˈdəɫdʒənt/ ]
[ US /ˌɪnˈdəɫdʒənt/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone
indulgent grandparents -
being favorably inclined
an indulgent attitude -
tolerant or lenient
indulgent parents risk spoiling their children
too soft on the children
they are soft on crime
How To Use indulgent In A Sentence
- This norm encourages people to add a lot of extraneous self-indulgent stuff because they see the guests as a captive audience.
- Possibly, this sympathy could appear somewhat self-indulgent, or over-dramatic, if not actually absurdly histrionic.
- Old deliberate contemplations, perceptions after long regard ingathered from abundant nature, theories leisurely compacted in sunshine or storm, to stand in the fields of memory, crowned with beauty by the indulgent years. Apologia Diffidentis
- Orozco-Estrada may have been too indulgent of her slow adagio, but her clear vision of the final rondo again underlined a real artist in the making. Vienna Tonkünstler/Andrés Orozco-Estrada – review
- Well, the often interesting BSS bunch pandered to the crowd and although they did do some self-indulgent jams, it was all by the book.
- Many respectable scholars flirt with this stage, and some seem to delight in flaunting their embrace of it; their more staid colleagues are usually indulgent. Did you know that Jews control the Washington Post? [Bumped.] - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState
- Most of us rove in the middle range of self-identification, with an indulgent but generally people-friendly narcissism.
- Grandparents tend to be more indulgent of grandchildren than the parents themselves.
- Buy yourself the swankiest, most outrageous, most indulgent party outfit you can lay your hands on—such as Dolce & Gabbana lace bustier gown £2,690, Net-a-Porter —and go to the party safe in the knowledge that you will be wearing the most amazing outfit there. The Perfect Party Outfit
- Unfortunately it's weighted down with accretion upon accretion of utterly self-indulgent pomposity.