Hypertext Webster Gateway: "inattentive"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Inattentive \In`at*ten"tive\, a. [Cf. F. inattentif.]
Not attentive; not fixing the mind on an object; heedless;
careless; negligent; regardless; as, an inattentive spectator
or hearer; an inattentive habit. --I. Watts.
Syn: Careless; heedless; regardless; thoughtless; negligent;
remiss; inadvertent. -- {In`at*ten"tive*ly}, adv. --
{In`at*ten"tive*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
inattentive
adj 1: showing a lack of attention; "inattentive students" [ant: {attentive}]
2: inattentive because of lack of interest
3: not showing due care or attention; "inattentive students";
"an inattentive babysitter"; "neglectful parents" [syn: {neglectful}]
4: unwilling to hear [syn: {unheeding}, {unlistening(a)}, {deaf
to(p)}]
5: not paying attention [syn: {unobservant}, {unvigilant}, {unwatchful}]
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