All 4 Uses of
indolent
in
Little Women
- their busy, lively ways made him ashamed of the indolent life he led.
Chpt 1.6 *indolent = lazy
- The hot weather made him indolent, and he had shirked his studies, tried Mr. Brooke's patience to the utmost, displeased his grandfather by practicing half the afternoon, frightened the maidservants half out of their wits by mischievously hinting that one of his dogs was going mad, and, after high words with the stableman about some fancied neglect of his horse, he had flung himself into his hammock to fume over the stupidity of the world in general, till the peace of the lovely day…†
Chpt 1.13
- Laurie spoke excitedly, and looked ready to carry his threat into execution on the slightest provocation, for he was growing up very fast and, in spite of his indolent ways, had a young man's hatred of subjection, a young man's restless longing to try the world for himself.†
Chpt 1.13
- Natural indolence, you mean.†
Chpt 2.39
Definition:
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(indolent as in: she is naturally indolent) lazy; disinclined to work