unindulgent

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adjective

Not indulgent.

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Meanings

adjectiveunindulgent (comparative more unindulgent, superlative most unindulgent)

comparative more unindulgent · superlative most unindulgent

  1. Not indulgent.

    […] instead of the joyous voices of his playfellows he hears the rough commands of an unindulgent master or a scolding mistress; — he is continually reproached for his awkwardness and timidity, and reminded of his pauper origin.

    1849, Minutes of the committee of council on education, page 82

Origin

From un- + indulgent.

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APA

unindulgent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unindulgent

MLA

“unindulgent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unindulgent. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unindulgent,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unindulgent.

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