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negligent
[neg-li-juhnt]
adjective
guilty of or characterized by neglect, as of duty.
negligent officials.
Synonyms:lazily careless; offhand.
a negligent wave of his manicured hand.
negligent
/ ˈɛɡɪəԳ /
adjective
habitually neglecting duties, responsibilities, etc; lacking attention, care, or concern; neglectful
careless or nonchalant
Other Word Forms
- negligently adverb
- nonnegligent adjective
- nonnegligently adverb
- overnegligent adjective
- overnegligently adverb
- prenegligent adjective
- quasi-negligent adjective
- supernegligent adjective
- supernegligently adverb
- unnegligent adjective
- ˈԱԳٱ adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of negligent1
Example Sentences
Nottinghamshire Police also confirmed last week a corporate manslaughter investigation was under way to determine whether maternity care provided by the trust had been grossly negligent.
Judge Liman's dismissal comes a week after Lively asked to withdraw two of the claims in her suit against Baldoni - intentional infliction of emotional distress and negligent infliction of emotional distress.
Lively is trying to drop claims of intentional infliction of emotional distress and negligent infliction of emotional distress, the publication added.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that the girl's death was "extremely shameful" and demanded that strict action be taken against negligent officers.
The former players claim the governing bodies were negligent in failing to take reasonable action to protect them from serious brain injuries.
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