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indolent

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indolent in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. disinclined to work or exertion
    "faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger-on"; "too lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle youth"; "slothful employees"; "the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy"
    faineant  indolent  lazy  otiose  slothful  work-shy 
  2. (of tumors, e.g.) slow to heal or develop and usually painless
    "an indolent ulcer"; "leprosy is an indolent infectious disease"
    indolent 
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