word | negligible |
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definition | So small as to be neglected or disregarded. |
eg_sentence | Local weather forecasters had made it sound like the blizzard of the century, but the amount of snow turned out to be negligible. |
explanation | Negligible comes from the same Latin verb as neglect, so something negligible is literally “neglectable.” If an accident results in negligible damage to your car, you should be thankful. If two years of intense focus on testing in the classroom results in a negligible improvement in student test scores, it's probably time to try something new |
IPA | ˈnɛglɪʤəbəl |
Tags: mwvb::unit:19, mwvb::unit:19:word, mwvb::word, mwvb::word-cloze, mwvb::word-reverse, obsidian_to_anki
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