Hypertext Webster Gateway: "forgetful"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Forgetful \For*get"ful\, a.
1. Apt to forget; easily losing remembrance; as, a forgetful
man should use helps to strengthen his memory.
2. Heedless; careless; neglectful; inattentive.
Be not forgetful to entertain strangers. --Heb.
xiii. 2.
3. Causing to forget; inducing oblivion; oblivious. [Archaic
or Poetic] ``The forgetful wine.'' --J. Webster.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
forgetful
adj 1: not retentive [syn: {unretentive}] [ant: {retentive}]
2: not mindful or attentive; "while thus unmindful of his steps
he stumbled"- G.B.Shaw [syn: {unmindful}, {mindless}]
[ant: {mindful}]
3: failing to keep in mind; "forgetful of her
responsibilities"; "oblivious old age" [syn: {oblivious}]
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