overindulgent
adjective
over·in·dul·gent
ˌō-vər-in-ˈdəl-jənt 
: excessively indulgent
overindulgent parents
an overindulgent meal
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Examples of overindulgent in a Sentence
an overindulgent lifestyle that led them to eschew many of their responsibilities
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Parents who engage in this style of raising children, however, will want to avoid being overindulgent, which can cause its own challenges and may result in children not having the ability to navigate relationships and environments outside the home.
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Mia Taylor, Parents, 14 Aug. 2024
Distance yourself from those who set poor examples or tempt you to be overindulgent.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2024
The exact cause of HPD isn’t known, but it’s likely linked to genetics, childhood abuse or other trauma, and having parents who lack boundaries, are overindulgent, or are inconsistent, according to Cleveland Clinic.
—Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 10 Nov. 2022
It was panned as overindulgent, terrible, unwatchable.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2021
The test car, a top-of-the-line Touring XT, never felt overindulgent, even though it was extravagantly optioned.
—cleveland, 1 Aug. 2020
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Mia Taylor, Parents, 14 Aug. 2024
Distance yourself from those who set poor examples or tempt you to be overindulgent.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2024
The exact cause of HPD isn’t known, but it’s likely linked to genetics, childhood abuse or other trauma, and having parents who lack boundaries, are overindulgent, or are inconsistent, according to Cleveland Clinic.
—Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 10 Nov. 2022
It was panned as overindulgent, terrible, unwatchable.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2021
The test car, a top-of-the-line Touring XT, never felt overindulgent, even though it was extravagantly optioned.
—cleveland, 1 Aug. 2020
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“Overindulgent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overindulgent. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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