Indulgent Definition & Meaning

indulgent
adjective
  1. characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone ; "indulgent grandparents"
  2. tolerant or lenient; "indulgent parents risk spoiling their children"; "too soft on the children"; "they are soft on crime"
  3. being favorably inclined; "an indulgent attitude"

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