Forgetful

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Tending or likely to forget.
  • adj. Marked by neglectful or heedless failure to remember: forgetful of one's responsibilities.
  • adj. Causing one to be unable to remember.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. unable to remember things well; liable to forget.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Apt to forget; easily losing remembrance.
  • adj. Heedless; careless; neglectful; inattentive.
  • adj. Causing to forget; inducing oblivion; oblivious.
  • 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.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. not mindful or attentive
  • adj. failing to keep in mind
  • adj. (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range
  • Equivalent
    amnesic    amnesiac    inattentive   
    Cross Reference
    neglectful   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    heedless    careless    neglectful    inattentive    oblivious   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    fretful    regretful   
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