negligent

adj
/ˈnɛɡ.lɪ.d͡ʒənt/

Etymology

From Middle English necligent, negligent, from Old French negligent, from Latin negligēns.

  1. derived from negligēns
  2. derived from negligent
  3. inherited from necligent

Definitions

  1. Careless or inattentive.

    • grossly negligent
    • negligent behavior
    • act in a negligent manner towards his pupils
  2. Culpable due to negligence.

    • prove someone negligent

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at negligent. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01negligent02careless03sufficient04needs05auxiliary06support07maintenance08tort

A definitional loop anchored at negligent. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at negligent

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA