Meaning

2 senses
  1. Careless or inattentive.

    grossly negligent

    negligent behavior

  2. Culpable due to negligence.

    prove someone negligent

    fahrlässig

    хала́тныйxalátnyj

More definitions
  • characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern

Examples

10 sentences
  1. I was negligent.

    Я був недбалим. — Anjy

    ruЯ был неаккуратен. — Olya

  2. Tom is negligent.

    deTom ist nachlässig. — Felixjp

  3. Tom was negligent.

    ruТом был небрежен. — marafon

    deTom war nachlässig. — Felixjp

  4. He was negligent of his duties.

    Він знехтував своїми обов'язками. — deniko

    ruОн пренебрегал своими обязанностями. — corvard

    deEr hat seine Pflichten vernachlässigt. — xtofu80

  5. She is very negligent in her dress.

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
culpable due to negligence:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
culpable due to negligence:

Origin

From Middle English necligent, negligent, from Old French negligent, from Latin negligēns.

From Middle English necligent, negligent, from Old French negligent, from Latin negligēns.

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Forms

more negligent, most negligent
Comparativemore negligent Lesson
Superlativemost negligent Lesson

regular

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

7 related words

See also

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