All 5 Uses of
indulgent
in
Gone with the Wind
- He applauded her triumphs, where Frank merely smiled indulgently and Pitty said "Dear me!" in a dazed manner.†
Chpt 4.38 *indulgently = with extra kindness or tolerance
- And while he was learning she had a fond and maternal indulgence and patience for his errors.†
Chpt 4.41indulgence = 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)
- We could see how this wrung his heart and think he must be a most indulgent—in fact, a far too indulgent husband.†
Chpt 5.56
- We could see how this wrung his heart and think he must be a most indulgent—in fact, a far too indulgent husband.†
Chpt 5.56
- She wanted to cry in his arms and say that she, too, had been overly proud of the child's horsemanship, overly indulgent to her wheedlings.†
Chpt 5.60
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