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KJV Dictionary Definition: negligence

negligence

NEGLIGENCE, n.

1. Neglect; omission to do; more generally,

2. Habitual omission of that which ought to be done, or a habit of omitting to do things, either from carelessness or design. Negligence is usually the child of sloth or laziness, and the parent of disorders in business, often of poverty.

negligent

NEGLIGENT, a.

1. Careless; heedless; apt or accustomed to omit what ought to be done; inattentive to business or necessary concerns. It is applied to a particular instance of neglect, or it denotes habitually careless or inattentive. 2 Chronicles 29. 2 Peter 1.

He that thinks he can afford to be negligent, is not far from being poor.

2. Regardless.

Be thou negligent of fame.

negligently

NEGLIGENTLY, adv.

1. Carelessly; heedlessly; without exactness; as a person negligently dressed; a piece negligently written; a farm negligently cultivated.

2. With slight, disregard or inattention.