Adjacent Words
NegebNeger
Negeri Sembilan
Negev
Negev Desert
NegGram
Neginah
NEGINAH; NEGINOTH
Neginoth
Neglect
neglect of duty
Neglected
Neglectedness
Neglecter
Neglectfully
neglectfulness
Neglecting
Neglectingly
Neglection
Neglective
neglig
Neglectful definitions
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
NEGLECTFUL, a.
1. Heedless; careless; inattentive.
2. Accustomed or apt to omit what may or ought to be done.
3. Treating with neglect or slight.
4. Indicating neglect, slight or indifference; as a neglectful countenance.
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)
adj
1: not showing due care or attention; "inattentive students"; "an inattentive babysitter"; "neglectful parents" [syn: inattentive, neglectful]
2: failing in what duty requires; "derelict (or delinquent) in his duty"; "neglectful of his duties"; "remiss of you not to pay your bills" [syn: derelict, delinquent, neglectful, remiss]
Merriam Webster's
adjective Date: 1624 given to neglecting; careless, heedless Synonyms: see negligent • neglectfully adverb • neglectfulness noun
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Neglectful Neg*lect"ful, a. Full of neglect; heedless; careless; negligent; inattentive; indifferent. --Pope. A cold and neglectful countenance. --Locke. Though the Romans had no great genius for trade, yet they were not entirely neglectful of it. --Arbuthnot. -- Neg*lect"ful*ly, adv. -- Neg*lect"ful*ness, n.
Collin's Cobuild Dictionary
1. If you describe someone as neglectful, you think they fail to do everything they should do to look after someone or something properly. ...neglectful parents. = negligent ADJ 2. If someone is neglectful of something, they do not give it the attention or consideration that it should be given. Have I been neglectful of my friend, taking him for granted? ADJ: oft v-link ADJ of n
Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms
a. Heedless, careless, negligent, thoughtless, inattentive.
Moby Thesaurus
behindhand, careless, culpably negligent, delinquent, derelict, disregardful, inadvertent, inattentive, laissez-faire, lax, loose, neglecting, negligent, noninterfering, nonrestrictive, off-guard, overly permissive, permissive, procrastinating, regardless, relaxed, remiss, scamping, skimping, slack, slighting, slurring, uncircumspect, unguarded, unrigorous, unwary, unwatchful
