indolent
in·do·lent / ˈindələnt/ • adj. 1. wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy.2. Med. (of a disease condition) causing little or no pain. ∎ (esp. of an ulcer) slow to develop, progress, or heal; persistent.DERIVATIVES: in·do·lence n.in·do·lent·ly adv.ORIGIN: mid 17th cent.: from late Latin indolent-, from in- ‘not’ + dolere ‘suffer or give pain.’ The sense ‘idle’ arose in the early 18th cent.
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