negligible
- so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may safely be neglected or disregarded: The extra expenses were negligible.
Origin of negligible
Related Words for negligible
slight, imperceptible, slim, inconsequential, unimportant, trivial, minor, minute, off, outside, petty, remote, slender, small, triflingExamples from the Web for negligible
Contemporary Examples of negligible
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.
Historical Examples of negligible
Thus manifestly a negligible factor, it is also one tending to extinction.
'Tis Sixty Years SinceCharles Francis Adams
Duncan's hand airily wafted the remark into the limbo of the negligible.
The Fortune HunterLouis Joseph Vance
It is a real drawback to us Liberals that they are so weak, so negligible.
A Writer's Recollections (In Two Volumes), Volume IIMrs. Humphry Ward
The risk of detection, so that they made little noise, was negligible.
Captain BloodRafael Sabatini
One man was killed, but otherwise the damage was negligible.
negligible
- so small, unimportant, etc, as to be not worth considering; insignificant
Word Origin and History for negligible
"capable of being neglected," 1819, from negligence + -ible. Related: Negligibly; negligibility.