About The Word Forgetful

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Forgetful

Forgetful Meaning & Definition
Forgetful Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Forgetful?

[adj] failing to keep in mind; "forgetful of her responsibilities"; "oblivious old age"
[adj] not mindful or attentive; "while thus unmindful of his steps he stumbled"- G.B.Shaw
[adj] not retentive

Synonyms | Synonyms for Forgetful: amnesiac | amnesic | inattentive | mindless | oblivious | short | unmindful | unretentive

Related Terms | Find terms related to Forgetful: absent | absentminded | absent-minded | abstracted | airy | amnesiac | amnestic | bemused | blocked | careless | casual | converted | cursory | degage | disregardant | disregardful | distracted | dreaming | dreamy | easygoing | flippant | forgetting | free and easy | heedless | in the clouds | inattentive | inclined to forget | inconsiderate | indifferent | insouciant | lax | lazy | Lethean | mindless | neglectful | negligent | oblivious | offhand | out of it | perfunctory | preoccupied | reckless | regardless | remiss | remote | repressed | respectless | slack | suppressed | tactless | thoughtless | unaccommodating | uncomplaisant | uncooperative | undiplomatic | unheedful | unheeding | unhelpful | unmindful | unobliging | unprepared | unready | unsolicitous | untactful | unthinking | unthoughtful | unwitting

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Forgetful In Webster's Dictionary

\For*get"ful\, a. 1. Apt to forget; easily losing remembrance; as, a forgetful man should use helps to strengthen his memory. 2. Heedless; careless; neglectful; inattentive. Be not forgetful to entertain strangers. --Heb. xiii. 2. 3. Causing to forget; inducing oblivion; oblivious. [Archaic or Poetic] ``The forgetful wine.'' --J. Webster.

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