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forgetful

American  
[fer-get-fuhl] / fərˈgɛt fəl /

adjective

  1. apt to forget; that forgets.

    a forgetful person.
    Synonyms:
    unmindful, inattentive, absent-minded

  2. heedless or neglectful (often followed byof ).

    to be forgetful of others.

  3. bringing on oblivion.

    forgetful slumber.
forgetful British  
/ fəˈɡɛtfʊl /

adjective

  1. tending to forget

  2. inattentive (to) or neglectful (of)

  3. poetic causing loss of memory

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Other Word Forms

  • forgetfully adverb
  • forgetfulness noun
  • quasi-forgetful adjective
  • quasi-forgetfully adverb
  • unforgetful adjective
  • unforgetfully adverb
  • unforgetfulness noun

Etymology

Origin of forgetful

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; forget, -ful

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