Negligent: alternatives and connections

Failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty.

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Failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty.

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Given up or forsaken by the natural owner or guardian; left and abandoned; as, derelict lands.

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Given up or forsaken by the natural owner or guardian; left and abandoned; as, derelict lands.

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Not attentive; not fixing the mind on an object; heedless; careless; negligent; regardless; as, an inattentive spectator or hearer; an inattentive ha…

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Not attentive; not fixing the mind on an object; heedless; careless; negligent; regardless; as, an inattentive spectator or hearer; an inattentive ha…

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Not tense, firm, or rigid; loose; slack; as, a lax bandage; lax fiber.

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Not tense, firm, or rigid; loose; slack; as, a lax bandage; lax fiber.

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Full of neglect; heedless; careless; negligent; inattentive; indifferent.

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Full of neglect; heedless; careless; negligent; inattentive; indifferent.

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Not energetic or exact in duty or business; not careful or prompt in fulfilling engagements; negligent; careless; tardy; behindhand; lagging; slack;…

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Not energetic or exact in duty or business; not careful or prompt in fulfilling engagements; negligent; careless; tardy; behindhand; lagging; slack;…

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Small coal; also, coal dust; culm.

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Small coal; also, coal dust; culm.

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Not to regard; to pay no heed to; to omit to take notice of; to neglect to observe; to slight as unworthy of regard or notice; as, to disregard the a…

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Not to regard; to pay no heed to; to omit to take notice of; to neglect to observe; to slight as unworthy of regard or notice; as, to disregard the a…

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Not to attend to with due care or attention; to forbear one's duty in regard to; to suffer to pass unimproved, unheeded, undone, etc.; to omit; to di…

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Not to attend to with due care or attention; to forbear one's duty in regard to; to suffer to pass unimproved, unheeded, undone, etc.; to omit; to di…

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Free from care or anxiety. hence, cheerful; light-hearted.

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Free from care or anxiety. hence, cheerful; light-hearted.

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Not attentive; not fixing the mind on an object; heedless; careless; negligent; regardless; as, an inattentive spectator or hearer; an inattentive ha…

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Not attentive; not fixing the mind on an object; heedless; careless; negligent; regardless; as, an inattentive spectator or hearer; an inattentive ha…

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Prosecuted with careful attention and effort; careful; painstaking; not careless or negligent.

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Prosecuted with careful attention and effort; careful; painstaking; not careless or negligent.

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