negligent officials.
SYNONYM(S): remiss, derelict.All loose her negligent attire, All loose her golden hair (Scott).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
neg|li|gent — «NEHG luh juhnt», adjective. 1. showing neglect; neglectful; given to neglect: »negligent officials. SYNONYM(S): remiss, derelict. 2. careless; indifferent. 3. in careless disorder: »All loose her negligent attire, All loos … Useful english dictionary
neg·li·gent — … Useful english dictionary
gent — apha·ryn·gent; as·sur·gent; at·tin·gent; co·gent; con·sper·gent; con·strin·gent; con·tin·gent·ly; con·ver·gent; cor·ri·gent; dil·i·gent; dil·i·gent·ly; dil·i·gent·ness; di·ver·gent; di·ver·gent·ly; ef·ful·gent; emer·gent·ist; emer·gent·ness;… … English syllables
neg — is·neg; it·neg; neg; neg·a·tiv·ate; neg·a·tive·ly; neg·a·tive·ness; neg·a·tiv·ism; neg·a·tiv·ist; neg·a·tiv·is·tic; neg·a·tiv·i·ty; neg·a·to·ry; neg·a·tron; neg·li·gee; neg·li·gence; neg·li·gen·cy; neg·li·gent·ly; neg·li·gi·bil·i·ty;… … English syllables
negligent — neg·li·gent … English syllables
negligently — neg·li·gent·ly … English syllables
negligent — neg|li|gent [ neglıdʒənt ] adjective 1. ) failing to give care or attention, especially when this causes harm or damage: The jury found the doctor criminally negligent. 2. ) LITERARY relaxed and informal: a negligent gesture ╾ neg|li|gent|ly… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
negligent — neg•li•gent [[t]ˈnɛg lɪ dʒənt[/t]] adj. 1) guilty of or characterized by neglect, as of duty: negligent officials[/ex] 2) careless and indifferent; offhand: a negligent shrug[/ex] • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < L negligent , s. of negligēns, prp … From formal English to slang
negligent — neg|li|gent [ˈneglıdʒənt] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: Latin, present participle of negligere; NEGLECT1] 1.) not taking enough care over something that you are responsible for, with the result that serious mistakes are made =… … Dictionary of contemporary English
li — ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; acan·tho·ceph·a·li; acan·tho·li·mon; aceph·a·li·na; acet·y·li·za·tion; acho·li; ade·lo·spon·dy·li; ae·go·li·us; ae·o·li·an·ly; ae·tha·li·oid;… … English syllables
