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indulgently

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in·dul·gent  (n-dljnt)
adj.
Showing, characterized by, or given to indulgence; lenient.
in·dulgent·ly adv.
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Adv.1.indulgently - in an indulgent manner; "I was indulgently advised to give the kids what they wanted unless I wished my son to be socially ostracised"
Translations
indulgently [ɪnˈdʌldʒəntlɪ] ADV → indulgentemente
indulgently
adv → nachsichtig
indulgently [ɪnˈdʌldʒ/əntlɪ] adv → con indulgenza
indulgently [ɪnˈdʌldʒ/əntlɪ] adv → con indulgenza


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For he who himself standeth, like you, on sickly and tender legs, wisheth above all to be TREATED INDULGENTLY, whether he be conscious of it or hide it from himself.
Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book For All And None by Nietzsche, Friedrich View in context
Tony made a warm nest for him in her hands; talked to him gaily and indulgently in Bohemian.
My Antonia by Cather, Willa View in context
He told him that he should try to do nothing to stain the whiteness of that apron, which symbolized strength and purity; then of the unexplained trowel, he told him to toil with it to cleanse his own heart from vice, and indulgently to smooth with it the heart of his neighbor.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
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