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negligible

adjective

  1. so slight as to be able to be disregarded
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈnɛɡlɪd͡ʒɪbəl/

adj

Etymology: From negligence/negligent + -ible, as if from New Latin *negligibilis, from Latin neglegō (“to neglect”) + -ibilis (“-ible”).

  1. Able to be neglected, ignored or excluded from consideration; too small or unimportant to be of concern.

    We found errors, but their effects were negligible.

    Mario Balotelli replaced Tevez but his contribution was so negligible that he suffered the indignity of being substituted himself as time ran out, a development that encapsulated a wretched 90 minutes for City and boss Roberto Mancini.