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indulgent

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in⋅dul⋅gent

  [in-duhl-juhnt]
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–adjective
characterized by or showing indulgence; benignly lenient or permissive: an indulgent parent.
Origin:
1500–10; < L indulgent- (s. of indulgēns), prp. of indulgēre to indulge; see -ent

Related forms:
in⋅dul⋅gent⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
forbearing, easygoing, tolerant.
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in·dul·gent   (ĭn-dŭl'jənt)   
adj.  Showing, characterized by, or given to indulgence; lenient.
in·dul'gent·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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