negligible
C1
adj
Freq #36745
Meanings
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1
adj
Able to be neglected, ignored or excluded from consideration; too small or unimportant to be of concern.
We found errors, but their effects were negligible.
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2
adj
so small as to be meaningless
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3
adj
not worth considering
Etymology
From negligence/negligent + -ible, as if from New Latin *negligibilis, from Latin neglegō (“to neglect”) + -ibilis (“-ible”).
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