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forgetful

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for·get·ful  (fr-gtfl, fôr-)
adj.
1. Tending or likely to forget.
2. Marked by neglectful or heedless failure to remember: forgetful of one's responsibilities.
3. Causing one to be unable to remember.

for·getful·ly adv.
for·getful·ness n.

forgetful [fəˈgɛtfʊl]
adj
1. tending to forget
2. (often postpositive; foll by of) inattentive (to) or neglectful (of)
3. Poetic causing loss of memory
forgetfully  adv
forgetfulness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.forgetful - (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range; "a short memory"
unmindful, forgetful, mindless - not mindful or attentive; "while thus unmindful of his steps he stumbled"- G.B.Shaw
2.forgetfulforgetful - not mindful or attentive; "while thus unmindful of his steps he stumbled"- G.B.Shaw
3.forgetful - failing to keep in mind; "forgetful of her responsibilities"; "oblivious old age"
inattentive - showing a lack of attention or care; "inattentive students"; "an inattentive babysitter"

forgetful
adjective absent-minded, vague, careless, neglectful, oblivious, lax, negligent, dreamy, slapdash, heedless, slipshod, inattentive, unmindful, apt to forget, having a memory like a sieve My mother has become very forgetful recently.
careful, attentive, mindful, retentive, unforgetting, unforgetful
Translations
forgetful [fəˈgetfʊl] ADJ (= lacking memory) → olvidadizo; (= absent-minded) → despistado; (= neglectful) (of one's duties etc) → descuidado
he's terribly forgetfules tremendamente despistado, tiene una memoria pésima
forgetful of all elseolvidando todo lo demás, sin hacer caso de todo lo demás
forgetful [fərˈgɛtfʊl] adjdistrait(e), étourdi(e)
forgetful of → oublieux/euse de
forgetful
adj (= absent-minded)vergesslich; (of one’s duties etc)achtlos, nachlässig (of gegenüber)
forgetful [fəˈgɛtfʊl] adj (absent-minded) → distratto/a, di poca memoria
forgetful of → dimentico/a di
it was very forgetful of me not to ... → è stata una grande dimenticanza quella di non...
forgetful [fəˈgɛtfʊl] adj (absent-minded) → distratto/a, di poca memoria
forgetful of → dimentico/a di
it was very forgetful of me not to ... → è stata una grande dimenticanza quella di non...


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He came to rest, his golden muzzle soft-enfolded to the eyes, and was very still, all forgetful of the Ariel showing her copper to the sun under the press of the wind, all forgetful of Michael growing small in the distance as the whaleboat grew small astern.
Here, then, was Nicholl, his gun on the ground, forgetful of danger, trying if possible to save the victim from its cobweb prison.
For the moment, under the influence of the little house of dreams, she was a girl again--a girl forgetful of the past and its bitterness.
 
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