indolently
1
7.6
- adverb
- /ˈɪndələntli/
:
indolentemente
- He chose to spend his Sunday indolently, lounging by the pool with a good book.
Examples
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To express their new elevation, the Cuban bourgeoisie bought royal titles for tens of thousands of dollars, were 'indolently fond of rich and gaudy furniture and apparel' and spent 'great sums ...
Academic text (1993) -
Is there the normal curse, then, on the tomb? asked Carem, indolently.
Fiction book (1995) -
A fire truck lumbered indolently around the corner of Wilhelmstrasse.
Fiction book (1991) -
The ship's captain had noted in his log that the aborigines were indolently sitting beneath the trees.
Blog text (19) -
A humid wind blows through the cracks; flies buzz indolently above my head in a halo of motion.
Fiction book (2000) -
They journeyed farther, and the boat spun around indolently in an eddy.
Fiction book (1995) -
"Adam Dagenham, Marquis of Daventry, settled his long, lean body more comfortably against the pillar at the edge of the dance floor and smiled indolently at the man who had spoken.
Fiction book (2000) -
Her father sat in his overstuffed chair with his slim, dark hand resting indolently in a soup bowl of soapy water on a tin tray perched on Mudear's knees.
Fiction book (1993) -
For the moment, the blonde couple slumped indolently on the couch, all four sneakered feet on the table, four ankles crossed one on top of another, Day-Glo laces intertwined, lemon on lime.
Fiction book (1993) -
After a long day of work, she sat indolently on the couch, scrolling through her phone.
Synonyms
37
3.7
To act in a lazy way without a clear purpose
12
1.2
In a slow relaxed way that uses little energy
3
5.7
In a way that shows little energy or interest
1
9.5
In a lazy, careless way with little interest
1
6.7
Slowly and without energy
Move or act slowly with little energy
In a way that shows little activity or movement
Moving slowly and without much energy
In a way that shows no energy or interest
Antonyms
How Lazy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Indolently comes from Latin parts in- 'not' and dolere 'to feel pain', so it originally meant 'not feeling pain' and came to describe people who avoid work. That's why to act indolently is to do something lazily or with little energy.