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.

OTHER WORDS FOR negligent

1 neglectful.

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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

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

How to use negligent in a sentence

Tenants sued negligent landlords when they were robbed or mugged in their buildings.
'You Have One Minute Remaining.' Why I'll Always Drop Everything to Answer My Brother's Calls From Prison|Reuben Jonathan Miller|February 16, 2021|Time
Crucially, however, the law would safeguard platforms from liability for hosting illegal content unless they were shown to be consistently negligent about removing it.
Big Tech's Business Model Is a Threat to Democracy. Here's How to Build a Fairer Digital Future|Billy Perrigo|January 22, 2021|Time
Supporters of the change call the contributory negligence doctrine harsh, noting that when a scooter or e-bike rider is struck and injured, he or she is barred from recovering any damages if the rider is even 1 percent negligent.
D.C. Council weighs making it easier for e-scooter riders to collect damages after crashes|Luz Lazo|November 20, 2020|Washington Post
“We would be negligent if we didn’t have someone with the expertise available to us if we need it,” Bohrman said.
Networks get ready for election misinformation with lineup of voting law experts|ehinchliffe|November 1, 2020|Fortune

Her tunic of silver cloth was negligently thrown over her shoulders.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman|Eugne Sue
“It would look like a revolution,” added the pyrotechnician negligently, as he lighted a cigarette in the lamp chimney.
The Reign of Greed|Jose Rizal
That day he made a sketch of himself, negligently seated in the saddle, with a cloak over his shoulders.
The Precipice|Ivan Goncharov
She was attentive to her proper business, neither omitting nor performing it negligently.
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I|Francis Augustus Cox
Mr. Slotman moved, apparently negligently, from his leather-covered armchair.
The Imaginary Marriage|Henry St. John Cooper

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

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