characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern; "negligent parents"; "negligent of detail"; "negligent in his correspondence
(adj), describes a condition in which you absent-mindedly answer the door in your nightie
characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern; "negligent parents"; "negligent of detail"; "negligent in his correspondence"
Apt to neglect; customarily neglectful; characterized by negligence; careless; heedless; culpably careless; showing lack of attention; as, disposed in negligent order
marked by insufficient care or attention; "a negligent housekeeper"; "negligent about personal cleanliness" characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern; "negligent parents"; "negligent of detail"; "negligent in his correspondence
marked by insufficient care or attention; "a negligent housekeeper"; "negligent about personal cleanliness"
describes a condition in which you absentmindedly answer the door in your nightie
If someone in a position of responsibility is negligent, they do not do something which they ought to do. The jury determined that the airline was negligent in training and supervising the crew The Council had acted in a negligent manner. + negligently neg·li·gent·ly A manufacturer negligently made and marketed a car with defective brakes
A tort cause of action that arises where a party is injured because the other party entrusted a dangerous instrumentality (such as a vehicle or a weapon) to a person whom the other party knew or reasonably should have known should not be trusted with that instrumentality