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Latin
Etymology
From in- + dīligēns.
Pronunciation
Adjective
indīligēns (genitive indīligentis, comparative indīligentior, adverb indīligenter); third-declension one-termination adjective
- careless, heedless, negligent
- neglected
Declension
Third-declension one-termination adjective.
References
- “indiligens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “indiligens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- indiligens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.