(negligible)

  • 11negligible — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ become ADVERB ▪ by no means, far from ▪ Delays in the courts are far from negligible …

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  • 12negligible — neg|li|gi|ble [ˈneglıdʒıbəl] adj [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Early French négligible, from négliger; NEGLIGEE] too slight or unimportant to have any effect = ↑insignificant ▪ The damage done to his property was negligible …

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  • 13negligible — neg|li|gi|ble [ neglıdʒəbl ] adjective very unimportant or small: INSIGNIFICANT: a negligible rise in unemployment a negligible risk ╾ neg|li|gi|bly adverb …

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  • 14negligible — UK [ˈneɡlɪdʒəb(ə)l] / US adjective very unimportant or small a negligible rise in unemployment a negligible risk Derived word: negligibly adverb …

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  • 15negligible — / neglɪdʒɪb(ə)l/ adjective very small ♦ shares of negligible value shares which are considered by the income tax to have no value, because the company has ceased to exist. (Companies in receivership are not of negligible value, though they may… …

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  • 16negligible — adjective Etymology: Latin neglegere, negligere Date: 1829 so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention ; trifling < a negligible error > • negligibility noun • negligibly adverb …

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  • 17negligible — negligibility, negligibleness, n. negligibly, adv. /neg li jeuh beuhl/, adj. so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may safely be neglected or disregarded: The extra expenses were negligible. [1820 30; < L neglig(ere) to NEGLECT + IBLE] * * * …

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  • 18negligible — adjective Able to be ignored or excluded from consideration; too small or unimportant to be of concern. We found errors, but their effects were negligible. See Also: negligent, neglected …

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  • 19negligible — See negligent, negligible …

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  • 20negligible — adjective too slight or unimportant to have any effect: The damage done to his property was negligible. negligibly adverb …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English