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forgetful definition

for·get·ful (fər get′fəl)

adjective

  1. apt to forget; having a poor memory
  2. heedless or negligent
  3. Old Poet. causing to forget forgetful sleep

Etymology: ME

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forgetful Synonyms

forgetful

modif.

  1. Absent-minded

    preoccupied, dreamy, distracted; see absent-minded.

  2. Careless

    inattentive, neglectful, heedless; see careless 1.


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forgetful Usage Examples

Preposition: about

  • past: Element number 2: be forgetful about the past.

Preposition: at

  • time: She has hair loss, is so skinny and seems very forgetful at times.

Modifies a noun

  • hearer: He being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.

Modifying Another Word

  • so: I award her now the medal for total absorption, for being so forgetful of her father's fondness for hitting.

Infinitive complement

  • entertain: The Book of Hebrews says: " Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.

Used with adjective complement

  • become: MEMORY - depending on where the brain tumor is situated, a person may generally become more forgetful.

Preposition: of

  • reality: We think of concepts for a long time, we are forgetful of ultimate realities which are non-self.
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