negligent
adjective
guilty of or characterized by neglect, as of duty.
negligently
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a word derived from
negligent.
Example Sentences
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The owner of the Newcastle wholesale business said they "strongly reject any suggestion that we have knowingly or negligently enabled criminal activity" and promised to co-operate fully with authorities.
From BBC ● May 18, 2026
Most alarmingly, courts have wielded the statute to crush lawsuits that accuse social media companies of negligently providing a defective product.
From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2026
That indicated enough jurors agreed that one or both of the tech platforms was negligently or harmfully designed and users should have been warned, according to verdict forms.
From Barron's ● Mar. 23, 2026
The government investigation into the cause of the fire has not been released and Edison has denied that it acted negligently.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026
He replied negligently, therefore, “Tea? No—no—it makes his cough worse.”
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
