Neglectful

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Neglectful \Neg*lect"ful\, a.
     Full of neglect; heedless; careless; negligent; inattentive;
     indifferent. --Pope.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           A cold and neglectful countenance.       --Locke.


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           Though the Romans had no great genius for trade, yet
           they were not entirely neglectful of it. --Arbuthnot.
     [1913 Webster] -- {Neg*lect"ful*ly}, adv. --
     {Neg*lect"ful*ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  neglectful
       adj 1: leaving vulnerable; "neglectful of her own financial
              security" [syn: {neglectful of(p)}]
       2: not showing due care or attention; "inattentive students";
          "an inattentive babysitter"; "neglectful parents" [syn: {inattentive}]
       3: failing in what duty requires; "derelict (or delinquent) in
          his duty"; "neglectful of his duties"; "remiss of you not
          to pay your bills" [syn: {derelict}, {delinquent}, {remiss}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  32 Moby Thesaurus words for "neglectful":
     behindhand, careless, culpably negligent, delinquent, derelict,
     disregardful, inadvertent, inattentive, laissez-faire, lax, loose,
     neglecting, negligent, noninterfering, nonrestrictive, off-guard,
     overly permissive, permissive, procrastinating, regardless,
     relaxed, remiss, scamping, skimping, slack, slighting, slurring,
     uncircumspect, unguarded, unrigorous, unwary, unwatchful