Meaning of NEGLIGIBLE
| Pronunciation: | | 'neglijubul
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- [adj] so small as to be meaningless; insignificant; "the effect was negligible"
- [adj] not worth considering; "he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost"; "piffling efforts"; "a trifling matter"
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| | Synonyms: | | minimal, minimum, paltry, trifling, worthless |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Neg"li*gi*ble\, a. [Cf. F. n['e]gligible,
n['e]gligeable.]
That may neglicted, disregarded, or left out of
consideration.
Within very negligible limits of error. --Sir J.
Herschel.
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