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WordBand 7.5–8.5Toofey picks
negligible
/ˈnɛɡlɪdʒəbəl/
adjective
So small that it can safely be ignored.
- “The effect of the change on prices was negligible.”Toofey
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Source: Written for Toofey (original); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))