What does neglectful mean?

Definitions for neglectful
nɪˈglɛkt fəlne·glect·ful

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. inattentive, neglectfuladjective

    not showing due care or attention

    "inattentive students"; "an inattentive babysitter"; "neglectful parents"

  2. derelict, delinquent, neglectful, remissadjective

    failing in what duty requires

    "derelict (or delinquent) in his duty"; "neglectful of his duties"; "remiss of you not to pay your bills"

Wiktionary

  1. neglectfuladjective

    Tending to neglect; failing to take care of matters which require attention.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Neglectfuladjective

    Heedless; careless; inattentive.

    Etymology: neglect and full.

    Moral ideas not offering themselves to the senses, but being to be framed to the understanding, people are neglectful of a faculty they are apt to think wants nothing. John Locke.

    Though the Romans had no great genius for trade, yet they were not entirely neglectful of it. John Arbuthnot, on Coins.

    If the father caress them when they do well, shew a cold and neglectful countenance to them upon doing ill, it will make them sensible of the difference. John Locke, on Education.

ChatGPT

  1. neglectful

    Neglectful refers to not giving proper care or attention to someone or something, often resulting in harm or error. It describes the behavior of failing to properly look after or handle certain responsibilities, either intentionally or unintentionally.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Neglectfuladjective

    full of neglect; heedless; careless; negligent; inattentive; indifferent

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of neglectful in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of neglectful in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of neglectful in a Sentence

  1. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez:

    The reason I say this and the reason I'm getting emotional in this moment is because these folks who tell us to move on, that it's not a big deal, that we should forget what's happened, or even telling us to apologize. These are the same tactics of abusers. And, um, I'm a survivor of sexual assault, and I haven't told many people that in my life. But when we go through trauma, trauma compounds on each other. And so, whether you had a negligent or a neglectful parent, and -- or whether you had someone who was verbally abusive to you, whether you are a survivor of abuse, whether you experience any sort of trauma in your life, small to large -- these episodes can compound on one another.

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