About The Word Forgetful
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Forgetful
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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 See Also | forgetful 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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