What is the meaning of indolent?

adjective

  • Disinclined to work or exertion.
    • usage: "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"
  • Of tumors, e. G.. ( slow to heal or develop and usually painless)
    • usage: "an indolent ulcer"; "leprosy is an indolent infectious disease"
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