INDOLENT


Meaning of INDOLENT in English

[ 'ɪnd(ə)l(ə)nt ]

■ adjective

1》 wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy.

2》 Medicine (of an ulcer or other disease condition) slow to develop or heal.

Derivatives

indolence noun

~ly adverb

Origin

C17: from late L. ~- , from in- 'not' + dolere 'suffer or give pain'.

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