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negligible

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neg·li·gi·ble  (ngl-j-bl)
adj.
Not significant or important enough to be worth considering; trifling.

[Latin neglegere, negligere, to neglect; see neglect + -ible.]

negli·gi·bili·ty, negli·gi·ble·ness n.
negli·gi·bly adv.

negligible [ˈnɛglɪdʒəbəl]
adj
so small, unimportant, etc., as to be not worth considering; insignificant
negligibility , negligibleness n
negligibly  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.negligible - so small as to be meaningless; insignificant; "the effect was negligible"
minimal, minimum - the least possible; "needed to enforce minimal standards"; "her grades were minimal"; "minimum wage"; "a minimal charge for the service"
2.negligible - not worth considering; "he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost"; "piffling efforts"; "a trifling matter"
worthless - lacking in usefulness or value; "a worthless idler"

negligible
adjective insignificant, small, minute, minor, petty, trivial, trifling, unimportant, inconsequential, imperceptible, nickel-and-dime (U.S. slang) Managers are convinced that the strike will have a negligible effect.
important, significant, vital, noteworthy
Translations
negligible [ˈneglɪdʒəbl] ADJ [amount] → insignificante; [damage, difference] → insignificante, sin importancia
a by no means negligible opponentun adversario nada despreciable
negligible [ˈnɛglɪdʒɪbəl] adj (= very small) [risk] → négligeable; [amount, level] → négligeable
The risks are negligible → Les risques sont négligeables.
negligible
adjunwesentlich, unbedeutend; quantity, amount, sum alsogeringfügig, unerheblich; the opposition in this race is negligiblein diesem Rennen gibt es keinen ernst zu nehmenden Gegner
negligible [ˈnɛglɪdʒəbl] adjtrascurabile, insignificante
negligible [ˈnɛglɪdʒəbl] adjtrascurabile, insignificante


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After getting this sudden lesson in the power of terres- trial weapons, the Martians retreated to their original position upon Horsell Common; and in their haste, and encumbered with the de'bris of their smashed companion, they no doubt overlooked many such a stray and negligible victim as myself.
I was strong with youth, and unafraid, and alcohol was an utterly negligible question so far as I was concerned.
I put my ear to it next and listened, but again my efforts brought negligible results.
 
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