All 3 Uses of
indulgent
in
The Idiot
- You saw today, you were a witness, that I did all that a kind, an indulgent father could do.†
Chpt 1.12 *
- A defenceless victim, who deserves indulgence!†
Chpt 2.8indulgence = treatment with extra kindness or tolerance OR (more rarely) a special pleasure (typically something done in excess of what is thought good -- such as eating too much cake, or being too lazy)
- Colia and Vera Lebedeff were very anxious on the prince's account, but they were so busy over the arrangements for receiving the guests after the wedding, that they had not much time for the indulgence of personal feelings.†
Chpt 4.10
Definition:
to treat with extra kindness or tolerance