indulgently
adverb/ɪnˈdʌldʒəntli/
/ɪnˈdʌldʒəntli/
- (usually disapproving) in a way that allows somebody to have or do whatever they want
- He indulgently gave Roberto money to travel the world after he graduated from university.
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- in a way that shows you are willing or too willing to ignore the weaknesses in somebody/something
- to laugh indulgently
- Ideas that were viewed indulgently in 1997 are unacceptable to the public now.
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