All 4 Uses of
indulgent
in
Ulysses by James Joyce
- —That was exceedingly naughty of you, Mr Dedalus told her and pressed her hand indulgently.†
Chpt 11 *
- He pressed (the same who pressed indulgently her hand), soft pedalling, a triple of keys to see the thicknesses of felt advancing, to hear the muffled hammerfall in action.†
Chpt 11
- …soup, rubber preservatives in sealed envelopes tied with gold thread, butter scotch, pineapple rock, billets doux in the form of cocked hats, readymade suits, porringers of toad in the hole, bottles of Jeyes' Fluid, purchase stamps, 40 days' indulgences, spurious coins, dairyfed pork sausages, theatre passes, season tickets available for all tramlines, coupons of the royal and privileged Hungarian lottery, penny dinner counters, cheap reprints of the World's Twelve Worst Books: Froggy…†
Chpt 15
- Prayer for the suffering souls in the Ursuline manual and forty days' indulgence.†
Chpt 15
Definition:
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(indulgent) to treat with extra kindness or tolerance