небрежный

Russian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nʲɪˈbrʲeʐnɨj]

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 Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv O. N., Moscow: Progress
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