indulgentadjective
uk/ɪnˈdʌl.dʒənt/us/ɪnˈdʌl.dʒənt/allowing someone to have or do what they want, especially when this is not good for them:
indulgent relatives
an indulgent smile
He had been a strict father but was indulgent to/towards his grandchildren.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Causing pleasure
- agreeable
- all things to all people idiom
- attractive
- banging
- be better than sex idiom
- brighten
- do sb the world of good idiom
- dreamy
- ducky
- enchant
- engaging
- jolly
- keep sb sweet idiom
- knock
- leafy
- lighten
- lovely
- make sb's day idiom
- quench
- tickle
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indulgently
adverb uk/ɪnˈdʌl.dʒənt.li/us/ɪnˈdʌl.dʒənt.li/