neglectful
1Neglectful — Neg*lect ful, a. Full of neglect; heedless; careless; negligent; inattentive; indifferent. Pope. [1913 Webster] A cold and neglectful countenance. Locke. [1913 Webster] Though the Romans had no great genius for trade, yet they were not entirely… …
2neglectful — index blameful, careless, derelict (negligent), disobedient, heedless, improvident, imprudent, inadver …
3neglectful — (adj.) 1640s, from NEGLECT (Cf. neglect) + FUL (Cf. ful). Related: Neglectfully; neglectfulness. Earlier in same sense was neglective (1610s) …
4neglectful — *negligent, lax, slack, remiss Analogous words: *careless, heedless, thoughtless Antonyms: attentive Contrasted words: *thoughtful, considerate …
5neglectful — [adj] careless, failing behindhand, delinquent, derelict, disregardful, heedless, inattentive, indifferent, lax, lazy, negligent, regardless, remiss, slack, thoughtless, uncaring, unmindful; concepts 401,542 Ant. attentive, careful, caring,… …
6neglectful — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ failing to give proper care or attention …
7neglectful — [ni glekt′fəl] adj. characterized by neglect; heedless; negligent: often with of SYN. REMISS neglectfully adv. neglectfulness n …
8neglectful — [[t]nɪgle̱ktfʊl[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe someone as neglectful, you think they fail to do everything they should do to look after someone or something properly. Children who are neglected tend to become neglectful parents. Syn: uncaring …
9neglectful — adj. neglectful of * * * [nɪ glektf(ə)l] neglectful of …
10neglectful — ne|glect|ful [nıˈglektfəl] adj formal not looking after something properly, or not giving it enough attention neglectful of ▪ She became more and more neglectful of her responsibilities. >neglectfully adv …
