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    negligent
    /ˈnɛɡlɪdʒ(ə)nt/

    adjective

    • 1. failing to take proper care over something: "the council had been negligent in its supervision of the children in care"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishNEGLIGENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Negligent means not being careful or giving enough attention to people or things that are your responsibility. See synonyms, antonyms, and examples of negligent in different contexts, such as law, business, and academic.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › negligentNegligent Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Negligent means marked by or given to neglect, especially habitually or culpably, or failing to exercise the care expected of a reasonably prudent person. Learn more about the synonyms, examples, word history, and legal implications of negligent.

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  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › negligentNEGLIGENT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Negligent definition: guilty of or characterized by neglect, as of duty. See examples of NEGLIGENT used in a sentence.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishNEGLIGENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Negligent means failing to do something which one ought to do, or careless and indifferent. See synonyms, pronunciation, examples, and word origin of negligent.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › negligentnegligent adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Negligent means failing to give somebody or something enough care or attention, especially when this has serious results. Learn how to use this word in different contexts, with synonyms and collocations, from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › negligentNegligent - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Use negligent when you want to describe someone who just doesn't give a hoot. You can be negligent at work if you let the work pile up while you play computer games, or you can be negligent at home if you haven't fed your fish for six days straight.

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishNEGLIGENT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    Negligent means not giving enough care or attention to a job or activity, especially where your actions affect someone else. See examples, synonyms and translations of negligent in different languages.