most undelinquent

de·lin·quent

[dih-ling-kwuhnt]
adjective
1.
failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation; guilty of a misdeed or offense.
2.
(of an account, tax, debt, etc.) past due; overdue.
3.
of or pertaining to delinquents or delinquency: delinquent attitudes.
noun
4.
a person who is delinquent.
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Origin:
1475–85; < Latin dēlinquent-; see delinquency

de·lin·quent·ly, adverb
non·de·lin·quent, adjective
pre·de·lin·quent, adjective
pre·de·lin·quent·ly, adverb
un·de·lin·quent, adjective
un·de·lin·quent·ly, adverb
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delinquent (dɪˈlɪŋkwənt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  See juvenile delinquent someone, esp a young person, guilty of delinquency
2.  archaic a person who fails in an obligation or duty
 
adj
3.  guilty of an offence or misdeed, esp one of a minor nature
4.  failing in or neglectful of duty or obligation
 
[C17: from Latin dēlinquēns offending; see delinquency]
 
de'linquently
 
adv

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delinquent
late 15c., from L. delinquentum (nom. delinquens), prp. of delinquere, from de- "completely" + linquere "to leave" (see relinquish). The adj. and noun are equally old in English.
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