neglegenter

Latin

Adverb

neglegenter (comparative neglegentius, superlative neglegentissimē)

  1. heedlessly, neglectfully, carelessly
  2. indifferently, thoughtlessly
    • 166 BCE, Publius Terentius Afer, Andria 252–253:
      Nam quid ego dīcam dē patre? Āh / tantamne rem tam neglegenter agere!
      [Pamphilus is shocked to learn that his father expects him to be married this same day:] Really, what should I say about my father? Oh, [how could he] handle such an important matter so thoughtlessly!
  3. slovenly

References

  • “neglegenter”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “neglegenter”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • neglegenter in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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