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Spendthrift vs Negligent - What's the difference?

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Spendthrift is a related term of negligent.


As adjectives the difference between spendthrift and negligent

is that spendthrift is wasteful, improvident or profligate while negligent is negligent (culpable due to negligence).

As a noun spendthrift

is someone who spends money improvidently or wastefully.

spendthrift

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Someone who spends money improvidently or wastefully.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * spendthrift trust

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Wasteful, improvident or profligate.
  • Lavish or extravagant.

    • negligent

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Careless, without appropriate or sufficient attention.
  • (legal) Culpable due to negligence.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Related terms

    * negligence ----