1 (formal or law) failing to give sb/sth enough care or attention, especially when this has serious results:
The school had been negligent in not informing the child's parents about the incident. * grossly negligent
2 (literary) (of a person or their manner) relaxed; not formal or awkward
SYNNONCHALANT:
He waved his hand in a negligent gesture. * her negligent grace
negligently adverb:
The defendant drove negligently and hit a lamp post. * She was leaning negligently against the wall.
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Is negligent a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, negligent is tagged as adjective.
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