indolent

• The usual place of rendezvous for the indolent is the king's tent; where great liberty of speech seems to be exercised by the company towards each other; while in speaking of their chief they express but one opinion. —  Life and Travels of Mungo Park in Central Africa
• The tumors in her liver and lungs are now considered "indolent," or not actively growing, and her scans have dropped in frequency from every two months to every 12-to-15 months. —  Latest News
• And although the tribes are indolent, and the countries peaceful, and although there are no contests for votes, but the tranquillity of the age of Numa has returned, nevertheless, in every quarter of the world Rome is still looked up to as the mistress and the queen of the earth, and the name of the Roman people is respected and venerated 7. —  The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus During the Reigns of the Emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and Valens
• A wife who is the mere echo of her husband's opinions; who waits for his advice upon all matters; who is lazy, indolent, and silly in her household; fussy, troublesome, and always out of the way or in the way when she is traveling; who has no opinions of her own, no temper of her own; who boasts that "she bears every thing like a lamb;" and who bears the breakage of her best china and the desecration of her white curtains with tobbaco-smoke with equal serenity; such a woman may be very affectionate and very good, but she is somewhat of a "she-fool." —  Brave Men and Women Their Struggles, Failures, And Triumphs
• His eyes were sleepy, his expression indolent or good-natured Oh, I'll make myself scarce with the greatest pleasure,' he said civilly. —  Elizabeth's Campaign

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