as in lazy
not easily aroused to action or work
an indolent boy who had to be forced to help out with the chores
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Bates defeated Marilyn Mosby who was never publicly criticized by Scott for her indolent leadership as Baltimore state’s attorney.
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 20 Apr. 2024
Around 22,000 people across the U.S. have a rare chronic condition called indolent systemic mastocytosis.
—Katie Jennings, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
Lukas Matsson is a useful counterpoint to the Roys’ indolent American nepotism, while Andy Ronson casts doubt on the idea that those who profit from the status quo are equipped to change it for the greater good.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 12 Dec. 2023
When Pinkerton is not in a scene, the singer who plays him often hovers to the side, gesturing and twitching in an indolent trance.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 20 Apr. 2024
Around 22,000 people across the U.S. have a rare chronic condition called indolent systemic mastocytosis.
—Katie Jennings, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
Lukas Matsson is a useful counterpoint to the Roys’ indolent American nepotism, while Andy Ronson casts doubt on the idea that those who profit from the status quo are equipped to change it for the greater good.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 12 Dec. 2023
When Pinkerton is not in a scene, the singer who plays him often hovers to the side, gesturing and twitching in an indolent trance.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
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“Indolent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indolent. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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