neglectful

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

neglectful
    adj 1: not showing due care or attention; "inattentive
           students"; "an inattentive babysitter"; "neglectful
           parents" [syn: {inattentive}, {neglectful}]
    2: failing in what duty requires; "derelict (or delinquent) in
       his duty"; "neglectful of his duties"; "remiss of you not to
       pay your bills" [syn: {derelict}, {delinquent}, {neglectful},
       {remiss}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Neglectful \Neg*lect"ful\, a.
   Full of neglect; heedless; careless; negligent; inattentive;
   indifferent. --Pope.
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         A cold and neglectful countenance.       --Locke.
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         Though the Romans had no great genius for trade, yet
         they were not entirely neglectful of it. --Arbuthnot.
   [1913 Webster] -- {Neg*lect"ful*ly}, adv. --
   {Neg*lect"ful*ness}, n.
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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

32 Moby Thesaurus words for "neglectful":
      behindhand, careless, culpably negligent, delinquent, derelict,
      disregardful, inadvertent, inattentive, laissez-faire, lax, loose,
      neglecting, negligent, noninterfering, nonrestrictive, off-guard,
      overly permissive, permissive, procrastinating, regardless,
      relaxed, remiss, scamping, skimping, slack, slighting, slurring,
      uncircumspect, unguarded, unrigorous, unwary, unwatchful

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