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tolerant and kind in the judgment of and expectations for others
- she was perhaps a bit too indulgent with her children, who always seemed to get away with everything
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given to or marked by excessive gratification of one's desires
- inherited riches helped fuel her indulgent lifestyle
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willing to do a favor
- an indulgent clerk who let me try on practically every size-seven shoe the store had
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“Indulgent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indulgent. Accessed 18 Oct. 2021.
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