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indulgent

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in·dul·gent  (n-dljnt)
adj.
Showing, characterized by, or given to indulgence; lenient.

in·dulgent·ly adv.

indulgent
Adjective
kind or lenient, often to excess
indulgently adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.indulgent - characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone ; "indulgent grandparents"
gluttonous - given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink; "over-fed women and their gluttonous husbands"; "a gluttonous debauch"; "a gluttonous appetite for food and praise and pleasure"
nonindulgent, strict - characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint
2.indulgent - tolerant or lenient; "indulgent parents risk spoiling their children"; "too soft on the children"; "they are soft on crime"
permissive - granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline; "direct primary legislation is largely permissive rather than prescriptive"; "permissive parents"
3.indulgent - being favorably inclined; "an indulgent attitude"
favorable, favourable - encouraging or approving or pleasing; "a favorable reply"; "he received a favorable rating"; "listened with a favorable ear"; "made a favorable impression"

indulgent
Translations
Spanish indulgent [ɪnˈdʌldʒənt] adjindulgente
French indulgent [ɪnˈdʌldʒənt] indulge adjindulgent(e)
German indulgent [ɪnˈdʌldʒənt] indulge adjnachsichtig
Italian indulgent [ɪnˈdʌldʒənt] adjindulgente

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I remember that, exactly as in the comedy of Moliere, my uncle asked the precise question in the very words - not of my confidential valet, however, but across great distances of land, in a letter whose mocking but indulgent turn ill concealed his almost paternal anxiety.
I am afraid I have often been too indulgent, but my poor Frederica's temper could never bear opposition well: you must support and encourage me; you must urge the necessity of reproof if you see me too lenient.
They that are the first raisers of their houses, are most indulgent towards their children; beholding them as the continuance, not only of their kind, but of their work; and so both children and creatures.
 
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