1
[ adjective ] characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern

Examples

"negligent parents" "negligent of detail" "negligent in his correspondence"

Used in print

(Breni James, Nights of the Kill....)

I would have been negligent and a goddam lousy cop to_boot , if I 'd sat around this station all night when somebody got_away with murder in my district .

Related terms

diligent lax hit-and-run derelict inattentive careless inattentive

2
[ adjective ] marked by insufficient care or attention

Examples

"a negligent housekeeper" "negligent about personal cleanliness"

Related terms

careless

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Rhymes with

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Phonetic and Homophones

N EH1 G L IH0 JH AH0 N T
N EH1 G L AH0 JH AH0 N T

Similar Spelling

negligently neglige negligee negligence negligible necklike

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