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negligently

adverb as in heedlessly

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Tenants sued negligent landlords when they were robbed or mugged in their buildings.

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Crucially, however, the law would safeguard platforms from liability for hosting illegal content unless they were shown to be consistently negligent about removing it.

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Supporters of the change call the contributory negligence doctrine harsh, noting that when a scooter or e-bike rider is struck and injured, he or she is barred from recovering any damages if the rider is even 1 percent negligent.

“We would be negligent if we didn’t have someone with the expertise available to us if we need it,” Bohrman said.

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Her tunic of silver cloth was negligently thrown over her shoulders.

“It would look like a revolution,” added the pyrotechnician negligently, as he lighted a cigarette in the lamp chimney.

That day he made a sketch of himself, negligently seated in the saddle, with a cloak over his shoulders.

She was attentive to her proper business, neither omitting nor performing it negligently.

Mr. Slotman moved, apparently negligently, from his leather-covered armchair.

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On this page you'll find 9 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to negligently, such as: carelessly, inadequately, badly, indifferently, poorly, and sloppily.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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