neglectful
adjective
characterized by neglect; disregardful; careless; negligent (often followed byof ).
neglectfully
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a word derived from
neglectful.
Example Sentences
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“It’s sad that parents behave so neglectfully these days.”
From The Guardian ● Aug. 15, 2018
He told of a serious accident he had a couple of years ago working on his motorcycle when he neglectfully left the motor running while adjusting a chain.
From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2018
In photographs taken previous to 1886 his look betrays the man who feels that he has been treated neglectfully by an ungrateful world for which he had made enormous sacrifices.
From The Life of Sir Richard Burton by Thomas Wright
How your brown hair, That simply and neglectfully you wear, Bind my wild thoughts in its abundant snare?
From Poems New and Old by John Freeman
“I’ll try,” grunted the rather indignant Barbara, who considered that her precious charge, Clare, was being very neglectfully received.
From Clare Avery A Story of the Spanish Armada by Emily Sarah Holt
