Indulgent
adjective
Being too kind or generous, especially with rules or discipline.
His indulgent parents give him everything he asks for.
adjective
Tending to allow oneself to enjoy things or behaving in a way that shows one often enjoys things.
She has an indulgent taste for fine wines.
adjective
Being too kind or generous, especially with rules or discipline.
His indulgent parents give him everything he asks for.
adjective
Tending to allow oneself to enjoy things or behaving in a way that shows one often enjoys things.
She has an indulgent taste for fine wines.
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Pro Tip 1/3Generous Discipline
Indicates someone is not strict, maybe more forgiving than others might be in enforcing rules.
The teacher was indulgent, allowing extra time for the project.
Pro Tip 2/3Parental Caution
Often used to describe parents who don't enforce many limits on their children.
Her indulgent father let her have the party she wanted.
Pro Tip 3/3Subtle Disapproval
Sometimes implies the person is too lenient and should be firmer.
His indulgent nature might spoil the kids.
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Rodney Mullen: Pop an...
where it was like, oh my gosh, it's just your foot. It's just the way you throw your board over. Just let the ledge do that, and it's easy, and the next thing you know, there's 20 more tricks based out of the variations. So that's the kind of thing -- here, check this out, here's another way, and I won't overdo this. A little indulgent, I understand.
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Jimmy Nelson: Gorgeous...
But anyway, the effort that goes into that picture and the story that I've just related to you, as you can imagine, there are hundreds of other bizarre, eccentric stories of hundreds of other people around the world. And this was about four years ago, and I set off on a journey, to be honest, a very indulgent journey.
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Risk Takers: Challenging...
Of course mountaineering is certainly by some people's view almost an indulgent type of a sport. We're not going to save anyone's life doing it. We might actually by not doing it save our own lives. But where we find ourselves and certainly what climbers share, I mean, amongst a variety of different things,
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Here's What You Missed...
You're my partner in life and love and endless scientific pursuit. How is Marie? Everyone is quite excited. About what? The courtship, of course. The potential of it! I'm going to be a professor. I will think for thinking's sake. That is the most indulgent thing I've ever heard.
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Artist Inspires the...
the campaign's I do because I feel like things within me are dying when things outside are there are parts of me that I have to save if that means blending a visual voice I have to do it we operate in such an indulgent self-oriented system wild always gets compromised
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To listen is to live PIPE...
and it's a luxury that only indulgent when they go to the tech but I go back and I look at the notes and I had illustrations about all of the essence of what they're trying to say but what were the big things that came across and sometimes woman being a
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Pampered Pets PIPE National...
geriatric dogs in mind but increasingly we have a lot of labs and Golden's just real high g-dog they all wear lifejackets unless they're really talented they've been coming for a long time maybe this seems indulgent and over luxurious for dog but
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Pop an ollie and...
thing that you check this out here's another way and I won't over do this a little indulgent I understand there's something called a primo slide this is the funnest chick ever to do it's like skimboarding if this was the
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How loss helped one...
Afterwards was the shower, and she loved this part. She loved the warm water, so I made this as indulgent as I could, like a spa. My sister would help sometimes. We had warm towels
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Our story of rape and...
Put simply, something you've done doesn't have to constitute the sum of who you are. The noise in my head abated. The indulgent self-pity was starved of oxygen,
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Rodney Mullen: Pop an...
where it was like, oh my gosh, it's just your foot. It's just the way you throw your board over. Just let the ledge do that, and it's easy, and the next thing you know, there's 20 more tricks based out of the variations. So that's the kind of thing -- here, check this out, here's another way, and I won't overdo this. A little indulgent, I understand.
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Jimmy Nelson: Gorgeous...
But anyway, the effort that goes into that picture and the story that I've just related to you, as you can imagine, there are hundreds of other bizarre, eccentric stories of hundreds of other people around the world. And this was about four years ago, and I set off on a journey, to be honest, a very indulgent journey.
Video examples
Risk Takers: Challenging...
Of course mountaineering is certainly by some people's view almost an indulgent type of a sport. We're not going to save anyone's life doing it. We might actually by not doing it save our own lives. But where we find ourselves and certainly what climbers share, I mean, amongst a variety of different things,
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Here's What You Missed...
You're my partner in life and love and endless scientific pursuit. How is Marie? Everyone is quite excited. About what? The courtship, of course. The potential of it! I'm going to be a professor. I will think for thinking's sake. That is the most indulgent thing I've ever heard.
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Artist Inspires the...
the campaign's I do because I feel like things within me are dying when things outside are there are parts of me that I have to save if that means blending a visual voice I have to do it we operate in such an indulgent self-oriented system wild always gets compromised
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To listen is to live PIPE...
and it's a luxury that only indulgent when they go to the tech but I go back and I look at the notes and I had illustrations about all of the essence of what they're trying to say but what were the big things that came across and sometimes woman being a
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Pampered Pets PIPE National...
geriatric dogs in mind but increasingly we have a lot of labs and Golden's just real high g-dog they all wear lifejackets unless they're really talented they've been coming for a long time maybe this seems indulgent and over luxurious for dog but
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Pop an ollie and...
thing that you check this out here's another way and I won't over do this a little indulgent I understand there's something called a primo slide this is the funnest chick ever to do it's like skimboarding if this was the
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How loss helped one...
Afterwards was the shower, and she loved this part. She loved the warm water, so I made this as indulgent as I could, like a spa. My sister would help sometimes. We had warm towels
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Our story of rape and...
Put simply, something you've done doesn't have to constitute the sum of who you are. The noise in my head abated. The indulgent self-pity was starved of oxygen,
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Kristen Stewart
American Actress
I really, specifically, love acting, and I think it's a really cool thing to be really indulgent and follow that. I have a lot of ambitions in life, but for the next few years, I just want to be an actor. That's a lucky opportunity, and that drives me to want to be good at that.
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Patti Smith
American Musician
Grief starts to become indulgent, and it doesn't serve anyone, and it's painful. But if you transform it into remembrance, then you're magnifying the person you lost and also giving something of that person to other people, so they can experience something of that person.
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Hugh Jackman
Australian Actor
I've never heard my dad say a bad word about anybody. He always keeps his emotions in check and is a true gentleman. I was taught that losing it was indulgent, a selfish act.
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Ginni Rometty
American Businesswoman
I make time to exercise. It's not being indulgent. I think it's got a lot to do with your ability to manage properly and stay focused. There's no doubt about that.
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Goldie
British Musician
I couldn't carry on straight after doing 'Mother,' it was really hard. Getting my anger out was a catharsis but it was also selfish and indulgent.
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Kanika Dhillon
Indian Author
A novel compared to film writing can allow the author to be more indulgent, and that extends to the characters and the story being told.
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Emily V. Gordon
American Writer
Holiday food is rich and indulgent. Going-home-to-see-family food is richer and even more indulgent.
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Terence Trent D'Arby
American Musician
I learned that I can't be as indulgent as I'd like to be when I record.
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Lawrence Osborne
British Novelist
The English are very indulgent to episodes of alcoholic insanity.
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Madame de Stael
French Writer
To be totally understanding makes one very indulgent.
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Kristen Stewart
American Actress
I really, specifically, love acting, and I think it's a really cool thing to be really indulgent and follow that. I have a lot of ambitions in life, but for the next few years, I just want to be an actor. That's a lucky opportunity, and that drives me to want to be good at that.
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Patti Smith
American Musician
Grief starts to become indulgent, and it doesn't serve anyone, and it's painful. But if you transform it into remembrance, then you're magnifying the person you lost and also giving something of that person to other people, so they can experience something of that person.
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Hugh Jackman
Australian Actor
I've never heard my dad say a bad word about anybody. He always keeps his emotions in check and is a true gentleman. I was taught that losing it was indulgent, a selfish act.
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Ginni Rometty
American Businesswoman
I make time to exercise. It's not being indulgent. I think it's got a lot to do with your ability to manage properly and stay focused. There's no doubt about that.
Quote examples
Goldie
British Musician
I couldn't carry on straight after doing 'Mother,' it was really hard. Getting my anger out was a catharsis but it was also selfish and indulgent.
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Kanika Dhillon
Indian Author
A novel compared to film writing can allow the author to be more indulgent, and that extends to the characters and the story being told.
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Emily V. Gordon
American Writer
Holiday food is rich and indulgent. Going-home-to-see-family food is richer and even more indulgent.
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Terence Trent D'Arby
American Musician
I learned that I can't be as indulgent as I'd like to be when I record.
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Lawrence Osborne
British Novelist
The English are very indulgent to episodes of alcoholic insanity.
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Madame de Stael
French Writer
To be totally understanding makes one very indulgent.
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