Indolent

adjective/ˈɪn.də.lənt/character

Definition

Wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy.

Etymology

From French indolent or directly from Late Latin indolēns, from in- (“not”) +‎ dolēns (“hurting”), from doleo (“to hurt”). The later sense of “living easily, slothful” perhaps developed in French.

Synonyms

otiose, slothful, faineant, inactive, lazy

In a sentence

The indolent pace of bureaucratic approval.