negligent
US: /ˈnɛɡɫədʒənt/, /ˈnɛɡɫɪdʒənt/
UK: /nˈɛɡlɪdʒənt/
UK: /nˈɛɡlɪdʒənt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
negligent /'neglidʤənt/
- tính từ
- cẩu thả, lơ đễnh
- to be negligent in one's work: cẩu thả trong công việc
- cẩu thả, lơ đễnh
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective
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
Synonym: NONCHALANT
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.
Collocation dictionary
VERBS
be, seem
ADV.
extremely, grossly, seriously, very | wholly | criminally
PREP.
in
The hospital was negligent in the way it looked after this young man.
| over
The court found him to be negligent over the loss of £18 million by the local authority.
Concise English dictionary
'neglɪdʒənt
adj.
+characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern
+marked by insufficient care or attention
