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Indulgent

//ɪnˈdʌld͡ʒənt// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Disposed or prone to indulge, humor, gratify, or yield to one's own or another's desires, etc., or to be compliant, lenient, or forbearing;

    "an indulgent parent"

Adjective
  1. 1
    being favorably inclined wordnet
  2. 2
    characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone wordnet
  3. 3
    tolerant or lenient wordnet

Etymology

From Latin indulgēns, indulgentem, present participle of indulgēre.

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