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Thesaurus: negligent

Apt to neglect; customarily neglectful; characterized by negligence; careless; heedless; culpably careless; showing lack of attention; as, disposed in negligent order.

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  1. a. Apt to neglect; customarily neglectful; characterized by negligence; careless; heedless; culpably careless; showing lack of attention; as, disposed in negligent order.
  2. adj. characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern
  3. 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.
  4. Apt to neglect; customarily neglectful; characterized bynegligence; careless; heedless; culpably careless; showing lack ofattention; as, disposed in negligent order. "Be thou negligent offame." Swift.He that thinks he can afford to be negligent is not far from beingpoor. Rambler.
  5. j:100 a. characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern