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negligent


adjective

  1. guilty of or characterized by neglect, as of duty: negligent officials.
  2. lazily careless; offhand: a negligent wave of his manicured hand.

adjective

  1. habitually neglecting duties, responsibilities, etc; lacking attention, care, or concern; neglectful
  2. careless or nonchalant

adj.late 14c., from Old French negligent “careless, negligent” (13c.) or directly from Latin negligentem “heedless, careless, unconcerned” (see negligence). Related: Negligently.

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