Forgetful
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adjective.
Tending or likely to forget.
adjective.
Marked by neglectful or heedless failure to remember.
adjective.
Causing one to be unable to remember.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Disposed or apt to forget; easily losing the power of recalling past experience or knowledge to mind.
Heedless; careless; neglectful; inattentive.
Causing to forget; inducing oblivion; oblivious.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Apt to forget; easily losing remembrance.
adjective.
Heedless; careless; neglectful; inattentive.
adjective.
Causing to forget; inducing oblivion; oblivious.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
adjective.
unable
to
remember
things well;
liable
to
forget
.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
adjective.
not mindful or attentive
adjective.
failing to keep in mind
adjective.
(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range
Word Usage
"The newest incentive fad is to pay the "forgetful" to take their medicine."
cross-reference
neglectful
Equivalent
amnesiac
amnesic
inattentive
Form
forgetfully
forgetfulness
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
fretful
regretful
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
absent-minded
averse
bereave
credulous
deaf
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
Lethean
absent
absent-minded
absentminded
abstracted