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Negligent

Negligent Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Negligent? [adj] marked by insufficient care or attention; "a negligent housekeeper"; "negligent about personal cleanliness" [adj] characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern; "negligent parents"; "negligent of detail"; "negligent in his correspondence" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Negligent: careless \| delinquent \| derelict \| hit-and-run(a) \| inattentive \| lax \| neglectful \| remiss \| slack Related Terms \| Find terms related to Negligent: apathetic \| approximate \| approximative \| ataractic \| beat-up \| bedraggled \| behindhand \| blase \| blowzy \| botched \| bungled \| butchered \| careless \| casual \| chintzy \| culpably negligent \| delinquent \| derelict \| devil-may-care \| dilapidated \| disinterested \| dispassionate \| disregardant \| disregardful \| distracted \| distrait \| drabbletailed \| draggled \| draggletailed \| easy \| easygoing \| feckless \| frowzy \| frumpish \| frumpy \| fumbled \| grasshopper \| grubby \| happy-go-lucky \| heedless \| ill-advised \| ill-considered \| ill-contrived \| ill-devised \| ill-done \| ill-executed \| ill-managed \| impolitic \| impotent \| imprecise \| improvident \| in rags \| inaccurate \| inadvertent \| inattentive \| inconsiderate \| inconstant \| incorrect \| incurious \| indifferent \| inexact \| inexcitable \| informal \| inobservant \| insouciant \| lackadaisical \| laissez-faire \| lax \| lenient \| listless \| loose \| lumpen \| messy \| mindless \| misconducted \| misdirected \| misguided \| mismanaged \| muffed \| murdered \| mussy \| neglectful \| neglecting \| nonadherent \| nonchalant \| noncompliant \| nonconforming \| noninterfering \| nonobservant \| nonrestrictive \| off-guard \| out of line \| out of plumb \| out of square \| out of true \| overindulgent \| overly permissive \| overpermissive \| perfunctory \| permissive \| pococurante \| poky \| procrastinating \| ragged \| raggedy \| reckless \| regardless \| relaxed \| remiss \| ruinous \| scamping \| scraggly \| seedy \| shabby \| shiftless \| shoddy \| skimping \| slack \| slatternly \| slighting \| slipshod \| sloppy \| slovenly \| slurring \| sluttish \| soft \| sordid \| spoiled \| squalid \| tacky \| tattered \| thoughtless \| thriftless \| turned-off \| unanxious \| uncircumspect \| uncompliant \| unconcerned \| unconforming \| undiscriminating \| uneconomical \| unfactual \| unfaithful \| unguarded \| unheedful \| unheeding \| uninterested \| unkempt \| unloyal \| unmarking \| unmindful \| unneat \| unnoticing \| unnoting \| unobservant \| unobserving \| unprecise \| unproviding \| unremarking \| unrestrained \| unrigorous \| unsightly \| unsolicitous \| unthinking \| unthrifty \| untidy \| untrue \| unwary \| unwatchful \| weak See Also \| Negligent In Webster's Dictionary \Neg"li*gent\, a. [F. n['e]gligent, 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.

Negligent Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Negligent?

[adj] marked by insufficient care or attention; "a negligent housekeeper"; "negligent about personal cleanliness"
[adj] characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern; "negligent parents"; "negligent of detail"; "negligent in his correspondence"

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Negligent In Webster's Dictionary

\Neg"li*gent\, a. [F. n['e]gligent, 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.

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