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Adjective: indolent  in-du-lunt
  1. Disinclined to work or exertion
    "an indolent hanger-on";
    - fainéant [archaic], lazy, otiose, slothful, work-shy
     
  2. (of tumors, e.g.) slow to heal or develop and usually painless
    "an indolent ulcer"; "leprosy is an indolent infectious disease"

See also: idle, inactive

Encyclopedia: Indolent

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