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Word entry · 8 letters

indolent

Best crossword clue

"Habitually lazy"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈɪn.də.lənt/Part of speech adjectiveSorted deilnnotStarts with IEnds with T1 cluesCommon crossword word
1I2N3D4O5L6E7N8T

Definitions

  1. (of tumors, e.g.) slow to heal or develop and usually painless

Word origin

From French indolent or directly from Late Latin indolēns, from in- (“not”) + dolēns (“hurting”), from doleo (“to hurt”). The later sense of “living easily, slothful” perhaps developed in French.

Used in a sentence

  • The indolent girl resisted doing her homework.
  • indolent comfort

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