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indolent
[in-dl-uhnt]
adjective
having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion; slothful.
an indolent person.
Synonyms: , , ,Pathology.causing little or no pain; inactive or relatively benign.
an indolent ulcer that is not painful and is slow to heal.
indolent
/ ˈɪԻəəԳ /
adjective
disliking work or effort; lazy; idle
pathol causing little pain
an indolent tumour
(esp of a painless ulcer) slow to heal
Other 51Թ Forms
- indolently adverb
- ˈԻDZԳ noun
- ˈԻDZԳٱ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of indolent1
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Example Sentences
During the summer, outdoor chairs overlook the water for the indolent; more active visitors can borrow bicycles to explore the tiny neighborhood on the Toke Point peninsula.
He did at some point own a Lake Erie steamship, which may have confused those indolent researchers Allen and Rice.
The truce idea was not born of naivete, but of desperation, in a country with over 110,000 disappeared and woefully indolent or over-worked police and forensics examiners.
Just when I thought I could be indolent, I’ve got to work.
Most of those tumors are deemed “indolent,” meaning that they don’t spread or cause bothersome symptoms.
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