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say it: NEH-gluh-juhnt
negligent is an adjective meaning "characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern". It is pronounced /ˈnɛɡlədʒənt/ — NEH-gluh-juhnt. It carries one recorded sense.
characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern
“negligent parents”
“negligent of detail”
“negligent in his correspondence”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for negligent come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.