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negligible
[ neg-li-juh-buhl ]
adjective
- so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may safely be neglected or disregarded:
The extra expenses were negligible.
negligible
/ ˈɛɡɪəə /
adjective
- so small, unimportant, etc, as to be not worth considering; insignificant
Derived Forms
- ˈԱ, adverb
- ˌԱˈٲ, noun
Other Word Forms
- Աl··i·ٲ Աl···Ա noun
- Աl·· adverb
- ԴDzn···i·ٲ noun
- ԴDz·Աl·· adjective
- non·Աl···Ա noun
- non·Աl·· adverb
- ܲȴ-Աl·· adjective
- quasi-Աl·· adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of negligible1
Example Sentences
"It's great the government offers these hours but if you can't use them, they become negligible."
It then records the threat to her as "negligible", "low", "medium", "high" or "extreme".
You come out of the theater realizing that your hunky idol had negligible screen time — at least you think so.
Next, let's go back nearly two decades to the financial crisis and the historically poor growth and negligible average earnings growth that has afflicted the UK ever since.
Landlady Jacqui Braithwaite says the direct impact on the community from the asylum seekers was "negligible" and residents "rarely" saw small groups of people from the base walking around the area.
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