indolent.

1. Habitually avoiding exertion or work.

2. Progressing slowly or producing relatively little activity, of a medical condition.

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Words that belong together

• indolent afternoon
• indolent manner

On the page

His indolent manner frustrated the busy steward.

They spent an indolent afternoon by the shutters.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary. Forms: Comparative more indolent; superlative most indolent where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.