indulgent

/ɪnˈdʌldʒənt/ adjective

Definition

› If you are indulgent to someone, you give them anything they want and do not mind if they behave badly: an indulgent father

indulgently adverb › She smiled indulgently at her son. → See also self-indulgent

(Definition of indulgent adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something without worrying about the risk or negative results

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