Hypertext Webster Gateway: "negligent"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Negligent \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
negligent
adj 1: characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern;
"negligent parents"; "negligent of detail"; "negligent
in his correspondence" [ant: {diligent}]
2: marked by insufficient care or attention; "a negligent
housekeeper"; "negligent about personal cleanliness"
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