indulgently

• Adverbe signifiant 'avec indulgence, de manière à permettre ou céder facilement aux désirs ou faiblesses de quelqu'un', souvent avec une générosité excessive ou un manque de sévérité.

An adverb meaning 'in a lenient, permissive, or overly generous manner,' often implying a willingness to allow someone to have or do what they want, sometimes to an excessive degree.

1. In a lenient or permissive mannerC1formal

   Acting with excessive kindness or tolerance, often allowing someone to have or do what they want.

   Avec indulgence

   • She smiled indulgently at her child's messy painting.
   • The grandfather listened indulgently to the boy's long story.
   • He indulgently allowed his team to take an extra break.

   Synonymeslenientlypermissivelytolerantly

   Antonymesharshlyseverelysternlystrictly

2. In a self-gratifying wayC1formal

   Doing something that gives pleasure, often without restraint.

   de manière complaisante

   • He ate indulgently at the buffet, trying every dessert.
   • She spent the weekend indulgently reading novels and drinking tea.
   • They indulgently bought expensive gifts for themselves.

   Synonymesluxuriouslyself-indulgentlyunrestrainedlyvoluptuously