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< negligent

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neg·li·gi·ble

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ADJECTIVE:

Not significant or important enough to be worth considering; trifling.

ETYMOLOGY:
Latin neglegere, negligere, to neglect ; see neglect + -ible

OTHER FORMS:
negli·gi·bili·ty or negli·gi·ble·ness(Noun), negli·gi·bly(Adverb)

Thesaurus: synonyms for negligible

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