(v. a.adv.adv.) : neglĕgo (less correctly neglĭgo and neclĕgo), exi, ectum, 3 (
* Perf subj. neglegerit, acc. to the form of the simple verb, Aem. Mac. ap. Diom. 366 P.; and id. ap. Prisc. p. 895 P.; also, acc. to the best MSS., in Sall. J. 40, 1, neglegisset; v. Kritz and Fabri, ad h. l.), v. a. nec-lego (qs. not to pick up, i. e.), to not heed, not trouble one's self about, not attend to, to slight, neglect, be regardless of, indifferent to; constr. with acc. or an object-clause; rarely with de or absol.
* In gen., opp. to curare (cf. desum): si mandatum neglecturus es,Cic. Rosc. Am. 38, 112: maculam judiciorum,id. Clu. 47, 130: rem familiarem neglegebat,Nep. Them. 1, 2: neglectis urenda filix innascitur agris,Hor. S. 1, 3, 37.
* With an object-clause: erus quod imperavit, neglexisti persequi,Plaut. Am. 2, 1, 39: diem edicti obire neglexit,Cic. Phil. 3, 8, 20.
* In partic., to make light of, not to care for, to slight, despise, disregard, contemn, neglect (syn.: despicio, sperno, contemno, fastidio): qui periculum fortunarum et capitis sui pro meā salute neglexit,Cic. Fam. 14, 4, 2: tantam pecuniam captam,Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 94, § 218: cum et bellum ita necessarium sit, ut neglegi non possit,id. Imp. Pomp. 16, 49: legem,id. Vatin. 2, 5: minas,id. Quint. 30, 92: imperium alicujus,Caes. B. G. 5, 7: injurias alicujus,to pass over, overlook,id. ib. 1, 36: iram alicujus,Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 97: deos,Sall. C. 10, 4: se semper credunt neglegi, i. e. contemni,Ter. Ad. 4, 3, 16.
* With an objectclause: verba verbis quasi coagmentare neglegat,neglect, disdain,Cic. Or. 23, 77: Theopompum, expulsum a Trebonio, confugere Alexandriam neglexistis,id. Phil. 13, 16, 33: fraudem committere,Hor. C. 1, 28, 31; Tib. 2, 6, 37.—*
* With a foll. ne: neglegens, ne quā populus laboret,unconcerned, careless,Hor. C. 3, 8, 25 (securus, non timens, Schol.).
* Neg-lĕgens (neglĭg-, neclĕg-), entis, P. a., heedless, careless, unconcerned, indifferent, negligent, neglectful.
* In gen.: neclegens dictus est non legens neque dilectum habens, quid facere debeat, omissā ratione officii sui, Paul. ex Fest. p. 162 Müll.: improvidi et neglegentes duces,Cic. Att. 7, 20, 2: quoniam pater tam neglegens ac dissolutus est,Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 69, § 162: socors alicujus natura neglegensque,id. Brut. 68, 239: in amicis deligendis neglegentes,id. Lael. 17, 62: in aliquem,id. Fam. 13, 1, 5.—With gen.: legum, officii, rei publicae, sociorum atque amicorum neglegentior,Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 62, § 143: amicorum inimicorumque (= prae stupore haud discernens),Tac. H. 3, 38: lenocinii,Suet. Aug. 79: domus tuae neglegentissimus,Pacat. Pan. Th. 31.—With circa: circa deos ac religiones neglegentior,Suet. Tib. 69.—With inf.: post illa obtegere eam neglegens fui,Plaut. Most. 1, 2, 61.—Of things: alarum neglegens sudor,that proceeds from neglect,Petr. 128: neglegentior amictus,Quint. 11, 3, 147: neglegens sermo,id. 10, 7, 28; cf. stilus,id. 2, 4, 13.
* Neglectus, a, um, P. a., neglected, slighted, disregarded, despised: cum ipsi inter nos abjecti neglectique simus,Cic. Fin. 3, 20, 66: castra soluta neglectaque,Liv. 28, 1: religio,Caes. B. G. 6, 17: di,Hor. C. 3, 6, 7: forma viros decet,Ov. A. A. 1, 509.—Sup.: neglectissima progenies,Stat. Th. 7, 146.— Hence, * adv.: neglectē, carelessly, negligently: neglectius incedebat,Hier. Ep. 39, n. 1.

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