All 4 Uses of
negligent
in
Bleak House
- I have no need to observe that I do not wilfully or negligently mislead my readers and that before I wrote that description I took pains to investigate the subject.†
Chpt Pref. *
- There was an easy negligence in his manner and even in his dress (his hair carelessly disposed, and his neckkerchief loose and flowing, as I have seen artists paint their own portraits) which I could not separate from the idea of a romantic youth who had undergone some unique process of depreciation.†
Chpt 4-6
- She negligently calls him back.†
Chpt 31-33
- They were dressed to correspond, though in a most untidy and negligent way.†
Chpt 43-45
Definition:
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(negligent) insufficient care or attention (not being careful enough or not trying hard enough to fulfill a responsibility)