An indolent person is slow and lazy — not the type of person you'd want running your corporation or competing with you in a relay race. Doctors use the word indolent to describe medical conditions that are slow to progress.
What is an indolent person?
1a : averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy. b : showing an inclination to laziness an indolent sigh. c : conducive to or encouraging laziness indolent heat.
What is the closest synonym for indolent?
synonyms for indolent
- easygoing.
- idle.
- inactive.
- inert.
- lackadaisical.
- languid.
- lax.
- lazy.
