neglectful

[ ni-glekt-fuhl ]
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adjective
  1. characterized by neglect; disregardful; careless; negligent (often followed by of): neglectful of one's health.

Origin of neglectful

1
First recorded in 1615–25; neglect + -ful

Other words for neglectful

Opposites for neglectful

Other words from neglectful

  • ne·glect·ful·ly, adverb
  • ne·glect·ful·ness, noun
  • o·ver·ne·glect·ful, adjective
  • o·ver·ne·glect·ful·ly, adverb
  • o·ver·ne·glect·ful·ness, noun
  • pre·ne·glect·ful, adjective
  • self-ne·glect·ful, adjective
  • un·ne·glect·ful, adjective
  • un·ne·glect·ful·ly, adverb

Words that may be confused with neglectful

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How to use neglectful in a sentence

  • More often the daughter of the business man is both the victim and the vampire of his own shortsighted neglectfulness.

    The Gorgeous Girl | Nalbro Bartley
  • And everybody reproached themselves with the same neglectfulness.

  • Thus the fruit of so much energy, and of the enemy's rare neglectfulness, was sacrificed at the last moment.

  • She seemed to be blaming herself for neglectfulness, and thus the enterprise of going out had the look of an act of duty.

    The Price of Love | Arnold Bennett

British Dictionary definitions for neglectful

neglectful

/ (nɪˈɡlɛktfʊl) /


adjective
  1. (when postpositive, foll by of) not giving due care and attention (to); careless; heedless

Derived forms of neglectful

  • neglectfully, adverb
  • neglectfulness, noun

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