indulgent
adjective
uk
/ɪnˈdʌl.dʒənt/ us
/ɪnˈdʌl.dʒənt/indulgent relatives
an indulgent smile
He had been a strict father but was indulgent to/towards his grandchildren.
Meaning of indulgent in English
(Definition of indulgent from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
Examples of indulgent
indulgent
It would have felt rather indulgent, in the end, to do it that way.
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At the same time, his indulgent tone does not betray a strongly negative reaction to their self-identification.
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Furthermore, the guilds frequently criticized the authorities on the grounds that their policy towards illicit artisan work and their practice of control was too indulgent.
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The life he designed for his workmen was not an indulgent one.
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The count is indulgent, as it computes, by definition, the minimal number of missing and wrong links.
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While current neurolinguistic discussion is often indulgent and without discipline, this handbook offers evidence that there is, nonetheless, important, ongoing scientific activity in the field.
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His audience on this occasion, however, was not so credulous or indulgent.
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müsamahakâr, hoşgörülü, sabırlı…
indulgent…
toegeeflijk…
shovívavý…
overbærende, eftergivende…
suka memanjakan…
ซึ่งยอมผ่อนผัน…
hay nuông chiều…
pobłażliwy…
eftergiven…
suka memanjakan…
nachsichtig…
overbærende, ettergivende, svak…
той, що потурає…
снисходительный, потворствующий…
