negligible
adjective
so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may safely be neglected or disregarded.
negligibly
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a word derived from
negligible.
Example Sentences
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They say the treatment and dilution will make the wastewater safer than international standards and its environmental impact will be negligibly small.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 21, 2023
By using cash as a universal yardstick, economists intrinsically underrepresent the needs, and even the rights, of the poor, who have contributed negligibly to the climate crisis.
From Salon ● Nov. 16, 2021
But, says Koonin, data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration show the number of significant ones has changed negligibly, and the strongest kind have become less frequent.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 11, 2021
Her angular momentum is conserved because the net torque on her is negligibly small.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
The new stars, which are credibly explained as the products of collisions of stars with nebulae, are found preeminently in the Milky Way and almost negligibly in the regions outside of the Milky Way.
From Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86 by Anonymous
