indolent
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dl adjective
1.
having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion; slothful: an indolent person.
2.
Pathology. causing little or no pain; inactive or relatively benign: an indolent ulcer that is not painful and is slow to heal.
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indolent (ˈɪndələnt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | disliking work or effort; lazy; idle |
| 2. | pathol causing little pain: an indolent tumour |
| 3. | (esp of a painless ulcer) slow to heal |
| [C17: from Latin indolēns not feeling pain, from | |
| 'indolence | |
| —n | |
| 'indolently | |
| —adv | |
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indolent in·do·lent (ĭn'də-lənt)
adj.
Disinclined to exert oneself; habitually lazy.
Causing little or no pain, as a tumor.
Slow to heal, grow, or develop, as an ulcer; inactive.
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Example sentences
Indolent and aggressive lymphomas are equally common in adults.
Many days it is still, almost indolent, a welcome counterpoint to the bustle of all the moneymaking going on nearby.
It is the act of the indolent not to know what he may lawfully do.
If you have an indolent form, a cure is still possible, but it's more likely the disease can be put into lasting remission.
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