OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 4450

indolent

/ˈɪn.də.lənt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
indolente
Habitually lazy, procrastinating, or resistant to physical labor.
Mr. Churchill has pride; but his pride is nothing to his wife’s: his is a quiet, indolent, gentlemanlike sort of pride that would harm nobody, and only make himself a little helple…
The indolent girl resisted doing her homework.
indolente
Causing little or no physical pain; progressing slowly; inactive (of an ulcer, etc.).
indolente
Healing slowly.