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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (3)

1. (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range;
- Example: "a short memory"
[syn: unretentive, forgetful, short]

2. not mindful or attentive;
- Example: "while thus unmindful of his steps he stumbled"- G.B.Shaw
[syn: unmindful, forgetful, mindless]

3. failing to keep in mind;
- Example: "forgetful of her responsibilities"
- Example: "oblivious old age"
[syn: forgetful, oblivious]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Forgetful \For*get"ful\, a.
   1. Apt to forget; easily losing remembrance; as, a forgetful
      man should use helps to strengthen his memory.
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   2. Heedless; careless; neglectful; inattentive.
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            Be not forgetful to entertain strangers. --Heb.
                                                  xiii. 2.
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   3. Causing to forget; inducing oblivion; oblivious. [Archaic
      or Poetic] "The forgetful wine." --J. Webster.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

forgetful
    adj 1: (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range; "a short
           memory" [syn: unretentive, forgetful, short] [ant:
           long, recollective, retentive, tenacious]
    2: not mindful or attentive; "while thus unmindful of his steps
       he stumbled"- G.B.Shaw [syn: unmindful, forgetful,
       mindless] [ant: aware, mindful]
    3: failing to keep in mind; "forgetful of her responsibilities";
       "oblivious old age" [syn: forgetful, oblivious]