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negligible
[neg-li-juh-buhl]
adjective
so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may safely be neglected or disregarded.
The extra expenses were negligible.
negligible
/ ˈɛɡɪəə /
adjective
so small, unimportant, etc, as to be not worth considering; insignificant
Other Word Forms
- negligibility noun
- negligibleness noun
- negligibly adverb
- nonnegligibility noun
- nonnegligible adjective
- nonnegligibleness noun
- nonnegligibly adverb
- quasi-negligible adjective
- quasi-negligibly adverb
- ˈԱ adverb
- ˌԱˈٲ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of negligible1
Example Sentences
"Though not negligible economically, such increases would fall well short of the recent headlines," they wrote.
But Lyon's impact on this match was negligible.
Then he mocked the “tiny splinter group … that believes you can do these things. … Their number is negligible and they are stupid.”
The policy was designed to boost trade and spare the government the hassle of processing low-value parcels generating negligible tax revenue.
"It's great the government offers these hours but if you can't use them, they become negligible."
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