neglectful
neglectful adjective: tending to neglect; failing to take care of matters which require attention; forgetful.
Adjective
neglectful (comparative more neglectful, superlative most neglectful)
- Tending to neglect; failing to take care of matters which require attention; forgetful.
- Neglectful of her fine voice, she was obviously attending more to her companions than to her own singing;...1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, pages 38–39
- The Fates that are so careful to shut the doors of each successive life behind us had, in this case, been neglectful, and Charlie was looking, though that he did not know, where never man had been permitted to look with full knowledge since Time began.1891, Rudyard Kipling, The Finest Story in the World
neglectful meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Telugu and Malayalam
neglectful in Tamil
- புறக்கணிப்பு நிறைந்த, புறக்கணித்த வண்ணம்
neglectful in Urdu
- بےپرواہ, غافل, سہل انگار
neglectful in Telugu
- neglectful, inattentive, indifferent
- నిర్లక్ష్య nirlakṣya
neglectful in Malayalam
- ശ്രദ്ധിക്കാത്ത, ഗൗനിക്കാത്ത, ഉപേക്ഷ വരുത്തുന്ന
More languagesFewer languages
- neglectful in Malay
- cuai, lalai, alpa, lepa
Forms of neglectful
| comparative | more neglectful |
|---|---|
| superlative | most neglectful |
| alternative form (obsolete) | neglectfull |
Origin of neglectful
From neglect + -ful.
Words formed from neglectful
Questions about neglectful
- What does neglectful mean?
- Neglectful means tending to neglect; failing to take care of matters which require attention; forgetful.
- What is neglectful in Tamil?
- Neglectful in Tamil is புறக்கணிப்பு நிறைந்த, புறக்கணித்த வண்ணம். See Neglectful meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is neglectful?
- Neglectful is an adjective.
Words near neglectful in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: neglectful (page history and authors); neglectful (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); neglectful (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); నిర్లక్ష్య (Telugu) (page history and authors); neglectful (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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