What is the meaning of indulgent?

adjective

  • Characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone .
    • usage: "indulgent grandparents"
  • Tolerant or lenient.
    • usage: "indulgent parents risk spoiling their children"; "too soft on the children"; "they are soft on crime"
  • Being favorably inclined.
    • usage: "an indulgent attitude"
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