6.08.2005

indolent

1.) disliking or avoiding work; idle; lazy 2.) Med. a) causing little or no pain b) slow to heal c) inactive or slowly developing
Broken Cedar, pg. 223 PB
A note on the roots of that word: from Latin dolere - to feel pain. Like doleful, or dolor (sorrow) in Italian. Curious, the "lazy" definition. Also, redolent--doesn't that mean rife with, or pervading? Like incense...

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