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Indulgent

  1. adjective

    characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone

    “indulgent grandparents”

  2. adjective

    being favorably inclined

    “an indulgent attitude”

  3. adjective

    tolerant or lenient

    “indulgent parents risk spoiling their children”

    Similar: lenient, soft

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