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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
/ ˈnɛɡlɪdʒəbəl /
adjective
- so small, unimportant, etc, as to be not worth considering; insignificant
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Derived Forms
- ˈnegligibly, adverb
- ˌnegligiˈbility, noun
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Other Words From
- negli·gi·bili·ty negli·gi·ble·ness noun
- negli·gi·bly adverb
- nonneg·li·gi·bili·ty noun
- non·negli·gi·ble adjective
- non·negli·gi·ble·ness noun
- non·negli·gi·bly adverb
- quasi-negli·gi·ble adjective
- quasi-negli·gi·bly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of negligible1
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Example Sentences
But they say its effect on the regular daily operation of organized crime has been negligible.
Never mind that the effects of correction are bound to be negligible or, worse, counterproductive.
The results showed that while THC and alcohol combined impaired driving, THC had only a negligible effect on driving.
While originating from cannabis sativa, like pot, it contains only a negligible amount of THC (the psychedelic chemical in weed).
Drake says the company led him to believe any expenses would be negligible.
That Bierce could not paint the large canvas does not make him negligible or even inconsiderable.
The other man was negligible—a bovine lump of flesh without personality—born to hew wood and draw water for men of enterprise.
Not from the glycerin, surely, for even granting that glycerin has food value the amount present is so small as to be negligible.
Consider a certain star, and suppose for the moment that its size is negligible.
The passing foreign population, though there was a certain number of English attracted by cheap living, was almost negligible.
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