All 3 Uses of
indolent
in
The Swiss Family Robinson
- Then came Fritz, a handsome, spirited young fellow of fourteen; the two centre tubs contained the valuable cargo; then came our bold, thoughtless Jack, ten years old; next him twelve-year-old Ernest, my second son, intelligent, well-informed, and rather indolent.†
Chpt 1
- I awoke early and roused Ernest as my assistant, wishing to encourage him to overcome his natural fault of indolence.†
Chpt 4
- Ernest, two years younger, was tall and slight; in disposition, mild, calm and studious; his early faults of indolence and selfishness were almost entirely overcome.
Chpt 16 *indolence = laziness
Definition:
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(indolent as in: she is naturally indolent) lazy; disinclined to work