Indolent
WordNet

adjective


(1)   (of tumors e.g) slow to heal or develop and usually painless
"An indolent ulcer"
"Leprosy is an indolent infectious disease"
(2)   Disinclined to work or exertion
"Faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"
"An indolent hanger-on"
"Too lazy to wash the dishes"
"Shiftless idle youth"
"Slothful employees"
"The unemployed are not necessarily work-shy"
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Etymology


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Adjective



  1. Habitually lazy, procrastinating, or resistant to physical labor/labour.
    The indolent girl resisted doing her homework.
  2. Inducing laziness (e.g. indolent comfort).
  3. Causing scant or no physical pain; progressing slowly; inactive (of an ulcer, etc.).
  4. Healing slowly.
 
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