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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Inattentive \In`at*ten"tive\, a. [Cf. F. inattentif.] Not attentive; not fixing the mind on an object; heedless; careless; negligent; regardless; as an inattentive spectator or hearer; an inattentive habit. --I. Watts. Syn: Careless; heedless; regardless; thoughtless; negligent; remiss; inadvertent. -- {In`at*ten"tive*ly}, adv -- {In`at*ten"tive*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: inattentiveness n 1: a lack of attentiveness (as to children or helpless people) [syn: {heedlessness}] [ant: {attentiveness}] 2: the trait of not being considerate and thoughtful of others [ant: {attentiveness}]
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