indulgent
adjectiveOverly willing to satisfy someone's wishes or excuse their behavior.
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Clear all filtersOverly willing to satisfy someone's wishes or excuse their behavior.
Showing a sense of superiority while appearing to be helpful or polite.
Treating pleasure as a central aim of life or conduct.
Less strict or severe in judgment, discipline, or enforcement.
One word family: also includes leniency.
Readily allowing behavior or choices, often with few restrictions.
Characterized by sensuous pleasure or a full, curving form.
Rich in sensual pleasure
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