I was indulgently advised to give the kids what they wanted unless I wished my son to be socially ostracised. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : an indulgent parent. From Dictionary.com.
Why, "indulgently," yu couldn't marry her -- yu couldn't marry her no more'n yu could kill me. From Wordnik.com. [Desert Dust] Reference
"Pretty good day's work," Roy admitted indulgently. From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls in Army Service Or, doing their bit for the soldier boys] Reference
Mr. Noah smiled indulgently, but he shook his head. From Wordnik.com. [The New Land Stories of Jews Who Had a Part in the Making of Our Country] Reference
"That's my little fox," Pritchett said indulgently. From Wordnik.com. [The Alembic Plot A Terran Empire novel] Reference
Miss Sheldon smiled indulgently, but made no comment. From Wordnik.com. [Grace Harlowe's Fourth Year at Overton College] Reference
Paul smiled indulgently at the solicitous little man. From Wordnik.com. [High Noon A New Sequel to 'Three Weeks' by Elinor Glyn] Reference
"You transparent old fool, Judson!" he said indulgently. From Wordnik.com. [The Hermit of Far End] Reference
"Broadway -- good old Broadway," he replied indulgently. From Wordnik.com. [Trapped in 'Black Russia' Letters June-November 1915] Reference
"What's your hurry, child?" her husband asked indulgently. From Wordnik.com. [Murder at Bridge] Reference
Kreiling laughed indulgently and beckoned Jan to the piano. From Wordnik.com. [Kenny] Reference
Her lips curled indulgently, as of a person sure of herself. From Wordnik.com. [Under the Rose] Reference
Her father laughed indulgently, and even Aunt Jemima smiled. From Wordnik.com. [The Golden Shoemaker or 'Cobbler' Horn] Reference
"Well, you see his teeth are bad," said Diavolo indulgently. From Wordnik.com. [The Heavenly Twins] Reference
The traction magnate smiled indulgently, with manifest relief. From Wordnik.com. [White Ashes] Reference
"You're a good boy, Harvey," replied Mrs. Welcome, indulgently. From Wordnik.com. [Little Lost Sister] Reference
"And how do you like parties, Jim?" asked the General indulgently. From Wordnik.com. [The Widow O'Callaghan's Boys] Reference
"Hae ye been foraging the day, Mungo?" asked the master indulgently. From Wordnik.com. [Doom Castle] Reference
The army officer smiled indulgently upon the somewhat abashed Pepper. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Scouts on the Yukon] Reference
"You are a very transparent person, mother mine," he said indulgently. From Wordnik.com. [The Hermit of Far End] Reference
"You and Hippy will never grow up," Mrs. Harlowe declared indulgently. From Wordnik.com. [Grace Harlowe's Golden Summer] Reference
Miss Theodosia and Evangeline smiled across at each other indulgently. From Wordnik.com. [Miss Theodosia's Heartstrings] Reference
Alice blushed, and Ruth looked annoyed; but Mr. DeVere smiled indulgently. From Wordnik.com. [The Moving Picture Girls at Rocky Ranch Or, Great Days Among the Cowboys] Reference
The older folks smiled indulgently, and Mr. Sanderson chuckled as he pulled. From Wordnik.com. [Lucile Triumphant] Reference
"The dear boy does so enjoy talking nonsense," Cadge explained indulgently. From Wordnik.com. [The Bacillus of Beauty A Romance of To-day] Reference
"Always 'pretty pagan,' dear madame," smiled Madame de Kerman, indulgently. From Wordnik.com. [In and out of Three Normady Inns] Reference
I am sure he would never have viewed indulgently any such situation at home. From Wordnik.com. [On the Stairs] Reference
The composer smiled as he only could smile, benevolently, indulgently, kingly. From Wordnik.com. [The Canadian Elocutionist] Reference
For a moment he seemed startled, almost frightened, then he smiled indulgently. From Wordnik.com. [The Return of Blue Pete] Reference
She smiled indulgently, knowing that, as he was talking nonsense, he felt happy. From Wordnik.com. [The Nest Builder] Reference
She obeyed indulgently, as his eyes became glued to the little sign in the foreground. From Wordnik.com. [A Son of the City A Story of Boy Life] Reference
Don Garcia smiled indulgently, and he gazed kindly at the young fellow's flushed face. From Wordnik.com. [Dyke Darrel the Railroad Detective Or, The Crime of the Midnight Express] Reference
'She likes taking a look at the things the girls have made,' said the canon indulgently. From Wordnik.com. [Peter and Jane or The Missing Heir] Reference
"Not in the least, my dear, as long as you don't sink," and the chaperone smiled indulgently. From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls at Rainbow Lake Or, the stirring cruise of the motor boat Gem] Reference
"It is only an excuse for a midnight frolic among the young people," she thought, indulgently. From Wordnik.com. [The Automobile Girls in the Berkshires The Ghost of Lost Man's Trail] Reference
"Ah! birds we don't encourage below the surface, as a rule," said the fish, smiling indulgently. From Wordnik.com. [Dick, Marjorie and Fidge A Search for the Wonderful Dodo] Reference
"Well, after all life's the most interesting book of all -- when one's young," he said indulgently. From Wordnik.com. [The Making of a Soul] Reference
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