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Webster 1913 Edition


Negligent

Neg′li-gent

,
Adj.
[F.
négligent
, L.
negligens
,p. pr. of
negligere
. See
Neglect
.]
Apt to neglect; customarily neglectful; characterized by negligence; careless; heedless; culpably careless; showing lack of attention;
as, disposed in
negligent
order
.
“Be thou negligent of fame.”
Swift.
He that thinks he can afford to be
negligent
is not far from being poor.
Rambler.
Syn. – Careles; heedless; neglectful; regardless; thoughtless; indifferent; inattentive; remiss.

Webster 1828 Edition


Negligent

NEGLIGENT

,
Adj.
1.
Careless; heedless; apt or accustomed to omit what ought to be done; inattentive to business or necessary concerns. It is applied to a particular instance of neglect, or it denotes habitually careless or inattentive. 2 Chronicles 29. 2 Peter 1.
He that thinks he can afford to be negligent, is not far from being poor.
2.
Regardless.
Be thou negligent of fame.

Definition 2024


négligent

négligent

See also: negligent

French

Adjective

négligent m (feminine singular négligente, masculine plural négligents, feminine plural négligentes)

  1. negligent (culpable due to negligence)

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