negligent

[ neg-li-juhnt ]

/ ˈnɛg lɪ dʒənt /

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adjective

guilty of or characterized by neglect, as of duty: negligent officials.

lazily careless; offhand: a negligent wave of his manicured hand.

Origin of negligent

1350–1400; Middle English, variant of necligent<Latin negligent-, necligent-, stem of negligēns, present participle of negligere, variant of neglegere to neglect; see -ent

SYNONYMS FOR negligent

1 neglectful.

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OTHER WORDS FROM negligent

neg·li·gent·ly, adverbnon·neg·li·gent, adjectivenon·neg·li·gent·ly, adverbo·ver·neg·li·gent, adjective

o·ver·neg·li·gent·ly, adverbpre·neg·li·gent, adjectivequa·si-neg·li·gent, adjectivesu·per·neg·li·gent, adjectivesu·per·neg·li·gent·ly, adverbun·neg·li·gent, adjective

Words nearby negligent

negging, neglect, neglectful, negligee, negligence, negligent, negligible, negotiable, negotiable instrument, negotiant, negotiate

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Example sentences from the Web for negligent

“A lot is still vague about it, and it looks like the hospital may have been negligent as well,” says Dmitri Alperovitch, cofounder and executive chairman of Silverado Policy Accelerator, a nonprofit think tank focusing on national security.
Ransomware attack on a hospital may be first ever to cause a death|rhhackettfortune|September 18, 2020|Fortune
Now she’s agreed to three years of professional probation for a grossly negligent amount of vaccine exemptions, according to the state Medical Board.
Morning Report: Hotel Workers Want Their Jobs Back|Voice of San Diego|September 8, 2020|Voice of San Diego
Was it negligent for the police to fail to consider the two crimes in context?
The Myth of the Central Park Five|Edward Conlon|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But their action just proved another confounding piece of this negligent puzzle.
Westgate's Chilling Security Video Reveals Shopping Mall Bloodbath|Nina Strochlic|September 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST

It was a negligent accident that cost more than 30 lives, including a salvage diver who perished working on the wreck.
The Racism of Disaster Coverage|Barbie Latza Nadeau|July 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Requiring licenses and negligent discharge insurance would be part of common sense reform.
A Former Navy Firearms Instructor and Proud Gun Owner On Why We Need Common Sense Gun Control|Shawn VanDiver|May 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
AEG was found not liable—not negligent in the death of Michael Jackson.
Sorry, Mrs. Jackson: How the King of Pop’s Mother Lost Her Billion-Dollar Lawsuit|Diane Dimond|October 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
We wondered at the unwise and negligent arrangements of our corpulent commander.
Ten years in the ranks, U.S. army|Augustus Meyers
That we are sensible of the greatness of our sin and loss, in our negligent or wilful losing so much as we have done already.
A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4)|Richard Baxter
The manager also makes the deductions from the pay of the workmen whom the foreman has noted as negligent.
De Re Metallica|Georgius Agricola
Give sorrow to the negligent; give fervour of spirit to the lukewarm.
Prayers of the Early Church|Various
He is not satisfied unless the worshippers fulfil their duties exactly; he punishes those who are negligent.
The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life|Emile Durkheim

British Dictionary definitions for negligent

negligent

/ (ˈnɛɡlɪdʒənt) /

adjective

habitually neglecting duties, responsibilities, etc; lacking attention, care, or concern; neglectful

careless or nonchalant

Derived forms of negligent

negligently, adverb

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	negligent
释义	negligent [ neg-li-juhnt ] / ˈnɛg lɪ dʒənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR negligent ON THESAURUS.COM adjective guilty of or characterized by neglect, as of duty: negligent officials. lazily careless; offhand: a negligent wave of his manicured hand. Origin of negligent 1350–1400; Middle English, variant of necligent<Latin negligent-, necligent-, stem of negligēns, present participle of negligere, variant of neglegere to neglect; see -ent SYNONYMS FOR negligent 1 neglectful. SEE SYNONYMS FOR negligent ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM negligent neg·li·gent·ly, adverbnon·neg·li·gent, adjectivenon·neg·li·gent·ly, adverbo·ver·neg·li·gent, adjective o·ver·neg·li·gent·ly, adverbpre·neg·li·gent, adjectivequa·si-neg·li·gent, adjectivesu·per·neg·li·gent, adjectivesu·per·neg·li·gent·ly, adverbun·neg·li·gent, adjective Words nearby negligent negging, neglect, neglectful, negligee, negligence, negligent, negligible, negotiable, negotiable instrument, negotiant, negotiate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for negligent “A lot is still vague about it, and it looks like the hospital may have been negligent as well,” says Dmitri Alperovitch, cofounder and executive chairman of Silverado Policy Accelerator, a nonprofit think tank focusing on national security. Ransomware attack on a hospital may be first ever to cause a death\|rhhackettfortune\|September 18, 2020\|Fortune Now she’s agreed to three years of professional probation for a grossly negligent amount of vaccine exemptions, according to the state Medical Board. Morning Report: Hotel Workers Want Their Jobs Back\|Voice of San Diego\|September 8, 2020\|Voice of San Diego Was it negligent for the police to fail to consider the two crimes in context? The Myth of the Central Park Five\|Edward Conlon\|October 19, 2014\|DAILY BEAST But their action just proved another confounding piece of this negligent puzzle. Westgate's Chilling Security Video Reveals Shopping Mall Bloodbath\|Nina Strochlic\|September 15, 2014\|DAILY BEAST It was a negligent accident that cost more than 30 lives, including a salvage diver who perished working on the wreck. The Racism of Disaster Coverage\|Barbie Latza Nadeau\|July 25, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Requiring licenses and negligent discharge insurance would be part of common sense reform. A Former Navy Firearms Instructor and Proud Gun Owner On Why We Need Common Sense Gun Control\|Shawn VanDiver\|May 14, 2014\|DAILY BEAST AEG was found not liable—not negligent in the death of Michael Jackson. Sorry, Mrs. Jackson: How the King of Pop’s Mother Lost Her Billion-Dollar Lawsuit\|Diane Dimond\|October 3, 2013\|DAILY BEAST We wondered at the unwise and negligent arrangements of our corpulent commander. Ten years in the ranks, U.S. army\|Augustus Meyers That we are sensible of the greatness of our sin and loss, in our negligent or wilful losing so much as we have done already. A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4)\|Richard Baxter The manager also makes the deductions from the pay of the workmen whom the foreman has noted as negligent. De Re Metallica\|Georgius Agricola Give sorrow to the negligent; give fervour of spirit to the lukewarm. Prayers of the Early Church\|Various He is not satisfied unless the worshippers fulfil their duties exactly; he punishes those who are negligent. The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life\|Emile Durkheim British Dictionary definitions for negligent negligent / (ˈnɛɡlɪdʒənt) / adjective habitually neglecting duties, responsibilities, etc; lacking attention, care, or concern; neglectful careless or nonchalant Derived forms of negligent negligently, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to negligent inattentive, lax, inadvertent, sloppy, cursory, delinquent, derelict, forgetful, heedless, inconsiderate, neglectful, nonchalant, offhand, regardless, remiss, slack, slapdash, slipshod, slovenly, thoughtless
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negligent

adjective

Origin of negligent

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adjective

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