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forgetful
[ fer-get-fuhl ]
adjective
a forgetful person.
Synonyms: unmindful, inattentive, absent-minded
- heedless or neglectful (often followed by of ):
to be forgetful of others.
- bringing on oblivion:
forgetful slumber.
forgetful
/ fəˈɡɛtfʊl /
adjective
- tending to forget
- often postpositivefoll byof inattentive (to) or neglectful (of)
- poetic.causing loss of memory
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Derived Forms
- forˈgetfully, adverb
- forˈgetfulness, noun
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Other Words From
- for·getful·ly adverb
- for·getful·ness noun
- quasi-for·getful adjective
- quasi-for·getful·ly adverb
- unfor·getful adjective
- unfor·getful·ly adverb
- unfor·getful·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of forgetful1
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Example Sentences
No one would confuse him the taciturn, forgetful and vengeful Senate Majority Leader.
But in so doing he appeared to be either forgetful of or intemperate towards a sizeable chunk of his own governing coalition.
Dylan also appeared, at the first concert, as the harmonica soloist on “Forgetful Heart,” but in a wholly different register.
His action was simply the action of a strong, business-like, and patriotic man, forgetful of finesse.
Instead of being confiding and happy, she seemed listless, forgetful, and nervous.
Amazed, forgetful of their discomfort, the girls listened while the throbbing, haunting melody wailed itself to a close.
When Mysie reached her room, she sat down to think matters over for herself, forgetful of the fact that she was wet.
For a long time she sat brooding, forgetful of the present and of the little comedy of elderly lovers going on inside the house.
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