to allow someone to have more of something enjoyable than is good for them: Arthur obsessively tried being the opposite of his father by overindulging his eldest son. It's not good for children to be overindulged. I overindulged at dinner, and now I feel sick.
What does the word overindulged mean?
: to indulge (someone, or something) too much: such as. a transitive : to be too permissive with (someone) They overindulged their grandchildren. : to allow (oneself or another person) to have or do something to excess For years he had overindulged himself in food, drink, and finally worry.—
How do you use zealous in a sentence?
Zealously sentence example
- Again, it works zealously to bring the elementary schools under the sway of the Church. ...
- He was therefore one of those who laboured most zealously for the recovery of the crown lands. ...
- She is frequently portrayed on the show as a woman who indulges in zealously pampering her dogs.
