небрежный

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Russian

Etymology

From небре́чь (nebréčʹ) +‎ -ный (-nyj), from Old Church Slavonic небрѣщи (nebrěšti). Compare native Russian бе́режный (bérežnyj).

Pronunciation

Adjective

небре́жный (nebréžnyj) (comparative (по)небре́жнее or (по)небре́жней)

  1. careless, negligent, mindless, slipshod
  2. casual, nonchalant, offhand

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References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “небрежный”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress