negligent
Use Negligent in a sentence
lɪ adjective
1.
guilty of or characterized by neglect, as of duty: negligent officials.
2.
lazily careless; offhand: a negligent wave of his manicured hand.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English, variant of necligent < Latin negligent-, necligent-, stem of negligēns, present participle of negligere, variant of neglegere to neglect; see -ent
1350–1400; Middle English, variant of necligent < Latin negligent-, necligent-, stem of negligēns, present participle of negligere, variant of neglegere to neglect; see -ent
Related forms
neg·li·gent·ly, adverb
non·neg·li·gent, adjective
non·neg·li·gent·ly, adverb
o·ver·neg·li·gent, adjective
o·ver·neg·li·gent·ly, adverb
pre·neg·li·gent, adjective
qua·si-neg·li·gent, adjective
su·per·neg·li·gent, adjective
su·per·neg·li·gent·ly, adverb
un·neg·li·gent, adjective
Synonyms
1. neglectful.
1. neglectful.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | habitually neglecting duties, responsibilities, etc; lacking attention, care, or concern; neglectful |
| 2. | careless or nonchalant |
| 'negligently | |
| —adv | |
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Example sentences
He wonders why hotels, which go to such pains to pander to guests' bodily needs, are so negligent of their mental requirements.
Because no plaintiff can claim ignorance of tobacco's hazards, its manufacturers cannot be held negligent for selling it.
To do less is professionally, and possibly legally, negligent.
The fact that siblings share a bedroom is not, in and of itself, negligent treatment or maltreatment.
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