disinclined to work or exertion; faineant kings under whose rule the country languished; an indolent hanger-on; too lazy to wash the dishes; shiftless idle youth; slothful employees; the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy

[ Syn: faineant , lazy , otiose , slothful , work-shy ]

(of tumors, e.g.) slow to heal or develop and usually painless; an indolent ulcer; leprosy is an indolent infectious disease'