indulgently

adverb

Definition of indulgentlynext
as in immoderately

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Recent Examples of indulgently Longevity helps; if Picasso hadn’t outlived his Blue Period and Guernica by a long stretch of years, he might be dinted today as indulgently moody. — Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026 There are no indulgently long songs—SUSS record in the present perfect. — Brian Howe, Pitchfork, 12 May 2026 And if the calm of the room interior hasn’t quite washed away the busy day, the indulgently oversized marble bathtubs certainly will. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Mar. 2026 Nahill is even featured in a video, indulgently attempting to snack on a donut, before Tyson, now a de facto spokesperson for HHS’ healthy foods initiatives, slaps it out of his hand. — Chelsea Cirruzzo, STAT, 27 Feb. 2026 That doesn’t mean the music gets overly bleak or indulgently dreary. — Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2026 Craving something indulgently sweet? — Jennifer Hussein, InStyle, 18 Jan. 2026 Yet Göring dominates the movie thanks to Russell Crowe’s performance, somehow both indulgently big and dexterously subtle. — Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025 All in all, the whole thing feels indulgently French. — The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indulgently
  1. wastefully
  2. comfortably
  3. fine
  4. wantonly
  5. ostentatiously
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  • On a pretty dead pitch offering very little to the bowlers, the quartet wastefully surrendered their wickets for all that England deserved credit (particularly Archer) for persistence and a generally probing line after what had been a fairly disastrous start to the day from Carse.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025
Definition of wastefully
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  • Dentures that suddenly don’t fit comfortably Your dentures fit fine last month.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Framework's laptop proved even brighter, but as with battery life, Dell comfortably exceeds expectations for a business laptop, delivering solid image quality for everything from spreadsheets to occasional creative work.
    — Charles Jefferies, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of comfortably
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  • After the topical treatment, comb the hair with a fine-toothed comb to ensure that no live lice remain.
    — Emily J. C. Wong, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Opened in 2019 by entrepreneur Lorenzo Querci, the sprawling 700-square-meter venue is part-bar, part-restaurant, and part-cultural space, with live music, a record shop, and a fine-dining restaurant all under one roof.
    — Alessia Armenise, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of fine
Adverb
  • But even here, where the damage is being done gleefully and wantonly, the US Congress has stood up to these funding cuts in a bipartisan manner.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 3 July 2026
  • Likewise, a circumstance all by itself could be the matter of regulating AI makers about allowing their AI to wantonly provide mental health advice.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Definition of wantonly
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  • Ahmed wrapped his face in a red kaffiyeh—the fantasy of a man in hiding, ostentatiously drawing attention to himself.
    — Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Bryan Fuller’s expressionistic procedural is ostentatiously gruesome, yes, but the increasingly disturbing interplay between Will and Hannibal — cat and mouse, will-they/won’t they — is a full course meal on its own.
    — Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
Definition of ostentatiously

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“Indulgently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indulgently. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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