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indolent

[in-dl-uhnt] / ˈɪn dl ənt /


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Alice Lockey is lady’s maid to the earl’s daughter, the spoiled, indolent and surprisingly grubby Lady Jemima Alderwick.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

But these roles are few and far between, remaining at a distance in favor of indolent stories that only echo the humor of Sandler’s earliest work.

From Salon Jul. 27, 2025

He did at some point own a Lake Erie steamship, which may have confused those indolent researchers Allen and Rice.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2023

The truce idea was not born of naivete, but of desperation, in a country with over 110,000 disappeared and woefully indolent or over-worked police and forensics examiners.

From Seattle Times Jul. 13, 2023

The marmalade cat prodded him with an indolent paw.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques




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