Thursday, May 6, 2010

Indolent

"My indolent sister says that the most work she ever wants to so is clicking the remote control to switch TV channels."

Context Clues:
If all the sister wants to do is click a button and lay on the couch it could mean lazy.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Indolent

–adjective
1.
having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion; slothful: an indolent person.
2.
Pathology. causing little or no pain; inactive or relatively benign: an indolent ulcer that is not painful and is slow to heal.

The indolent girl resisted doing her homework.

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