Neglectful
[nɪ'ɡlektfl] or [nɪ'ɡlɛktfl]
Definition
(a.) Full of neglect; heedless; careless; negligent; inattentive; indifferent.
Typist: Wanda
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Heedless, careless, negligent, thoughtless.
Checker: Monroe
Examples
- It seems so neglectful of it, so unthankful. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- As quickly as possible he ran into the poet's bedroom, and found the weapon on the bed, where the neglectful poet had left it. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- It was plain enough that Mr. Jarndyce had not been neglectful of the adjuration. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Like a love-lorn maiden, pale and pining for a neglectful swain? Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
Checker: Monroe