Both Uses of
indulgent
in
Brave New World
- The Director smiled indulgently.†
p. 18.9 *indulgently = with extra kindness or tolerance
- Self-indulgence up to the very limits imposed by hygiene and economics.†
p. 237.0self-indulgence = being excessively kind to or undemanding of oneself
Definitions:
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(1)
(indulgent) to treat with extra kindness or tolerance
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
In the form, indulgence, the word can also refer to a special pleasure--typically something done in excess of what is thought good--such as eating too much cake, or being too lazy