- negligent
- negligent (adj.) late 14c., from O.Fr. negligent "careless, negligent" (13c.) or directly from L. negligentem "heedless, careless, unconcerned" (see NEGLIGENCE (Cf. negligence)). Related: Negligently.
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négligent — négligent, ente [ negliʒɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • 1190; lat. negligens ♦ Qui fait preuve de négligence. ⇒ inattentif. Employé négligent qui mélange deux dossiers. Campeur négligent qui n éteint pas son feu. Jeter un coup d œil négligent. ♢ Subst. « ne me… … Encyclopédie Universelle
negligent — neg·li·gent / ne gli jənt/ adj: marked by, given to, or produced by negligence a negligent act the defendant was negligent neg·li·gent·ly adv Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
negligent — neg‧li‧gent [ˈneglɪdʒnt] adjective LAW not taking enough care over something that you are responsible for: • The products were defective due to the manufacturer s negligent workmanship. negligent in • The airline was negligent in allowing a… … Financial and business terms
negligent — Negligent, Negligens, Incuriosus, Indiligens, Oscitans, Somniculosus. Il est trop negligent de son profit, Ab re est remissior, Budaeus ex Terent. Negligent en ses affaires et endormi, Dormitator. Estre negligent et paresseux en quelque affaire,… … Thresor de la langue françoyse
négligent — négligent, ente (né gli jan, jan t ) adj. 1° Qui a de la négligence. Un intendant négligent. • Tandis que les prophètes [en Judée] ont été pour maintenir la loi, le peuple a été négligent ; mais, depuis qu il n y a plus eu de prophètes, le… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
negligent — negligent, neglectful, lax, slack, remiss are comparable when applied to persons, their ways of working or acting, and the results of their work or activities with the meaning culpably careless or manifesting such carelessness. Negligent implies… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
negligent — Negligent, [neglig]ente. adj. Nonchalant, qui n a pas le soin qu il devroit avoir. Je ne vis jamais homme plus negligent. faut il estre si negligent? il est negligent en tout, negligent en ses affaires … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
negligent — [neg′lə jənt] adj. [ME < OFr négligent < L negligens, prp. of negligere: see NEGLECT] 1. habitually failing to do the required thing; neglectful 2. careless, lax, inattentive, or indifferent SYN. REMISS negligently adv … English World dictionary
negligent — [adj] careless, indifferent asleep at switch*, behindhand, cursory, delinquent, derelict, discinct, disregardful, forgetful, heedless, inadvertent, inattentive, inconsiderate, incurious, lax, neglectful, nonchalant, offhand, regardless, remiss,… … New thesaurus
