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indolent
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As an adjective, indolent means habitually lazy, procrastinating, or resistant to physical labor.
Meanings of indolent
6 meaningsadjective
Habitually lazy, procrastinating, or resistant to physical labor
“The indolent girl resisted doing her homework.”
Inducing laziness
“indolent comfort”
medicineCausing little or no physical pain; progressing slowly; inactive (of an ulcer, etc.)
medicineHealing slowly
(of tumors, e.g.) slow to heal or develop and usually painless
“an indolent ulcer”
“leprosy is an indolent infectious disease”
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