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| 1. | guilty of or characterized by neglect, as of duty: negligent officials. |
| 2. | lazily careless; offhand: a negligent wave of his manicured hand. |
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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin neglegēns, neglegent-, present participle of neglegere, to neglect; see neglect.] neg'li·gent·ly adv. Synonyms: These adjectives mean guilty of a lack of due care or concern: an accident caused by a negligent driver; was derelict in his civic responsibilities; lax in attending classes; neglectful of her own financial security; remiss of you not to pay your bill; slack in maintaining discipline. |
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| negligent | |
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| characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern; "negligent parents"; "negligent of detail"; "negligent in his correspondence" [ant: diligent] |
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Negligent
Neg"li*gent\, a. [F. n['e]gligent, L. negligens,p. pr. of negligere. See Neglect.] Apt to neglect; customarily neglectful; characterized by negligence; careless; heedless; culpably careless; showing lack of attention; as, disposed in negligent order. "Be thou negligent of fame." --Swift. He that thinks he can afford to be negligent is not far from being poor. --Rambler. Syn: Careles; heedless; neglectful; regardless; thoughtless; indifferent; inattentive; remiss.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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