negligible

[neg-li-juh-buh l]

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adjective

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

Origin of negligible

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

Related formsneg·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, adjectivenon·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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Contemporary Examples

But they say its effect on the regular daily operation of organized crime has been negligible.
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Jason McGahan
January 7, 2015
Never mind that the effects of correction are bound to be negligible or, worse, counterproductive.
America’s Meddlers Are Our Worst Enemies
Stefan Beck
October 3, 2014
The results showed that while THC and alcohol combined impaired driving, THC had only a negligible effect on driving.
The Truth About Driving While Stoned
Abby Haglage
June 12, 2014
While originating from cannabis sativa, like pot, it contains only a negligible amount of THC (the psychedelic chemical in weed).
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Abby Haglage
May 21, 2014
Drake says the company led him to believe any expenses would be negligible.
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ProPublica
March 13, 2014

Historical Examples

Thus manifestly a negligible factor, it is also one tending to extinction.
'Tis Sixty Years Since
Charles Francis Adams
Duncan's hand airily wafted the remark into the limbo of the negligible.
The Fortune Hunter
Louis 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 II
Mrs. Humphry Ward
The risk of detection, so that they made little noise, was negligible.
Captain Blood
Rafael Sabatini
One man was killed, but otherwise the damage was negligible.
The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII)
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British Dictionary definitions for negligible

negligible

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

adj.

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

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Examples from the Web for negligible

Contemporary Examples

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

Thus manifestly a negligible factor, it is also one tending to extinction.

Duncan's hand airily wafted the remark into the limbo of the negligible.

It is a real drawback to us Liberals that they are so weak, so negligible.

The risk of detection, so that they made little noise, was negligible.

One man was killed, but otherwise the damage was negligible.

negligible

Word Origin and History for negligible

adj.

Origin of negligible