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  • 41negligent — 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… …

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  • 42negligent — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French & Latin; Anglo French, from Latin neglegent , neglegens, present participle of neglegere Date: 14th century 1. a. marked by or given to neglect especially habitually or culpably b. failing to …

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  • 44delinquent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. neglectful, negligent, defaulting, undutiful; culpable. n. defaulter; transgressor, troublemaker, lawbreaker; juvenile delinquent, J. D. See debt, evildoer, guilt, illegality, neglect. II (Roget s… …

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  • 45derelict — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. wreck, hull; outcast; slacker, drifter, beachcomber, castaway. adj. castaway, wrecked, stranded, abandoned, deserted, forsaken; delinquent, negligent, neglectful, remiss. See neglect, relinquishment.… …

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  • 46Neglect — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Neglect >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 neglect neglect Sgm: N 1 carelessness carelessness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 trifling trifling &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 negligence negligence Sgm: N 1 omission …

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  • 47remiss — [ri mis′] adj. [L remissus, pp. of remittere: see REMIT] 1. careless in, or negligent about, attending to a task; lax in the performance of duty 2. characterized by carelessness or negligence 3. Now Rare not energetic; languid remissly adv.… …

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  • 48neglectfully — adverb in a neglectful manner • Derived from adjective: ↑neglectful * * * fəlē, li adverb : in a neglectful manner * * * neglectˈfully adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑neglect …

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  • 49Negligent — 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… …

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