mindmap root((疏忽)) negligent implies culpable inattention to one's duties or business: I had been ~ in my letter-writing. neglectful adds an implication of laziness and deliberate inattention: the society callously ~ of the poor. lax implies a blameworthy lack of needed strictness, severity, or precision: a reporter who is ~ about getting the facts straight. slack implies want of due or necessary diligence or care through indolence, sluggishness, or indifference: the ~ workmanship and slipshod construction. remiss implies blameworthy carelessness shown in slackness, forgetfulness, or negligence: had been ~ in her domestic duties.