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negligent
adjective as in careless, indifferent
Example Sentences
Ethan’s mother left when he was a young boy, leaving him in the care of his negligent, drug-addicted father; Sarah did not rush to the rescue.
Authorities have opened an investigation into possible negligent driving over the crash.
"Higher penalties and urgent, wholesale reform are essential to prevent negligent firms polluting our rivers and short-changing their customers."
The company argues that the government was negligent when it claimed the scheme was viable.
County Superior Court that the tractor-trailer drivers’ conduct was “grossly negligent” — and that “lax security” by the company allowed the theft to occur.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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