negligible

[ neg-li-juh-buh l ]

/ ˈnɛg lɪ dʒə bəl /

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adjective

so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may safely be neglected or disregarded: The extra expenses were negligible.

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Origin of negligible

1820–30; < Latin neglig(ere) to neglect + -ible

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neg·li·gi·bil·i·ty, neg·li·gi·ble·ness, nounneg·li·gi·bly, adverbnon·neg·li·gi·bil·i·ty, nounnon·neg·li·gi·ble, adjective

non·neg·li·gi·ble·ness, nounnon·neg·li·gi·bly, adverbqua·si-neg·li·gi·ble, adjectivequa·si-neg·li·gi·bly, adverb

Can be confusedneglectful negligible

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Examples from the Web for negligible

But they say its effect on the regular daily operation of organized crime has been negligible.
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Never mind that the effects of correction are bound to be negligible or, worse, counterproductive.
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The results showed that while THC and alcohol combined impaired driving, THC had only a negligible effect on driving.
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While originating from cannabis sativa, like pot, it contains only a negligible amount of THC (the psychedelic chemical in weed).
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Drake says the company led him to believe any expenses would be negligible.
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The loss of interest, therefore, on the transaction is negligible.
Third class in Indian railways|Mahatma Gandhi
In semi-tropic Pacific weather the unexpected so seldom happens as to be a negligible quantity.
The Mystery|Stewart Edward White and Samuel Hopkins Adams
Events which conflicted with it were either not events, or they were so exceptional as to be negligible.
The Necromancers|Robert Hugh Benson
A native, in the sense that he used the word, is a South Sea Islander, indigenous but negligible.
The Trumpeter Swan|Temple Bailey
Due to the distance or to the terrain the material result of the fire seemed to be negligible.
Battle Studies|Charles-Jean-Jacques-Joseph Ardant du Picq

British Dictionary definitions for negligible

negligible

/ (ˈnɛɡlɪdʒəbəl) /

adjective

so small, unimportant, etc, as to be not worth considering; insignificant

Derived Formsnegligibility or negligibleness, nounnegligibly, adverb

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Word Origin and History for negligible

negligible

adj.

"capable of being neglected," 1819, from negligence + -ible. Related: Negligibly; negligibility.

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negligible

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