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negligible

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Adjective
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neg=li=gi=ble

CIDE DICTIONARY

negligiblea. [Cf. F. négligible, négligeable.].
     That may be neglected, disregarded, or left out of consideration; too small or unimportant to be worthy of notice.  [1913 Webster]
    "Within very negligible limits of error."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

negligible, adj. not worth considering; insignificant.

Idiom
negligible quantity a person etc. that need not be considered.
Derivative
negligibility n. negligibly adv.
Etymology
obs. F f. n{eacute}gliger NEGLECT

THESAURUS

negligible

back-burner, cursory, depthless, dinky, dispensable, fat, few, footling, immaterial, inappreciable, inconsequential, inconsiderable, inessential, inferior, insignificant, irrelevant, little, low, meager, miniature, minor, minute, niggling, no great shakes, nonessential, not vital, nugatory, off, outside, paltry, petit, petty, picayune, picayunish, piddling, shallow, short, skin-deep, slender, slight, slim, small, superficial, technical, tiny, trifling, trivial, unessential, unimportant, unimpressive, unnoteworthy, worthless

ROGET THESAURUS

negligible

Fraction

N fraction, fractional part, part, fractional, fragmentary, inconsiderable, negligible, infinitesimal.


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