51³Ō¹Ļ

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negligible

[neg-li-juh-buhl]

adjective

  1. so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may safely be neglected or disregarded.

    The extra expenses were negligible.



negligible

/ ˈ²Ōɛɔ±ōÉŖ»åĻōə²śÉ™±ō /

adjective

  1. so small, unimportant, etc, as to be not worth considering; insignificant

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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms

  • negligibility noun
  • negligibleness noun
  • negligibly adverb
  • nonnegligibility noun
  • nonnegligible adjective
  • nonnegligibleness noun
  • nonnegligibly adverb
  • quasi-negligible adjective
  • quasi-negligibly adverb
  • ˈ²Ō±š²µ±ō¾±²µ¾±²ś±ō²ā adverb
  • ˌ²Ō±š²µ±ō¾±²µ¾±Ėˆ²ś¾±±ō¾±³Ł²ā noun
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of negligible1

1820–30; < Latin neglig ( ere ) to neglect + -ible
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"Though not negligible economically, such increases would fall well short of the recent headlines," they wrote.

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But Lyon's impact on this match was negligible.

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Then he mocked the ā€œtiny splinter group … that believes you can do these things. … Their number is negligible and they are stupid.ā€

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The policy was designed to boost trade and spare the government the hassle of processing low-value parcels generating negligible tax revenue.

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"It's great the government offers these hours but if you can't use them, they become negligible."

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