overindulgentadj.
/ˌəʊv(ə)rᵻnˈdʌldʒ(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˈˌoʊvərənˈdəldʒ(ə)nt/ Too indulgent; too generous or lenient. Occasionally also: prone to indulge too much in something.
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a1651 N. Culverwell Elegant Disc. Light of Nature (1652) 158 He dealt freely with them, and was not over-indulgent to them.
1709 D. Manley Secret Mem. 31 Take all that an over-indulgent Monarch has enrich'd me with! these Jewels! these Bills must be yours!
1821 W. Scott Kenilworth III. viii. 131 Although spoiled by an over-indulgent system of education, Amy had naturally a mind of great power.
1848 Edinb. Rev. Apr. 531 She remained a simple unspoiled woman..over-indulgent to those dependent upon her.
1879 St. George's Hosp. Rep. 9 90 The former of these patients was over-indulgent in tea.
1923 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 28 671 Her home life..on the whole was not unhappy, for her father was still the same overindulgent parent.
1977 Times 30 Apr. 7/7 Tales of a former male lodger who had been ‘a little over-indulgent’ where alcohol was concerned.
1993 Insight 11 Oct. 31/1 The allurement of government office should not be an opportunity to fleece taxpayers through overindulgent pension entitlements.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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