negligent
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 9
/ˈnɛɡ.lɪ.d͡ʒənt/
Definition of negligent
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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Careless or inattentive.
“grossly negligent”
“negligent behavior”
“act in a negligent manner towards his pupils”
“The driver was found negligent in causing the accident.”
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adj
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Careless or inattentive.
“grossly negligent”
“negligent behavior”
“act in a negligent manner towards his pupils”
“The driver was found negligent in causing the accident.”
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Culpable due to negligence.
“prove someone negligent”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English necligent, negligent, from Old French negligent, from Latin negligēns.
Words you can make from negligent
105 playable · top: GENTLING (10 pts)
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3-letter words
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2-letter words
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