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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Forgetful \For*get"ful\, a. 1. Apt to forget; easily losing remembrance; as a forgetful man should use helps to strengthen his memory. 2. Heedless; careless; neglectful; inattentive. Be not forgetful to entertain strangers. --Heb. xiii. 2. 3. Causing to forget; inducing oblivion; oblivious. [Archaic or Poetic] ``The forgetful wine.'' --J. Webster. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: forgetful adj 1: not retentive [syn: {unretentive}] [ant: {retentive}] 2: not mindful or attentive; "while thus unmindful of his steps he stumbled"- G.B.Shaw [syn: {unmindful}, {mindless}] [ant: {mindful}] 3: failing to keep in mind; "forgetful of her responsibilities"; "oblivious old age" [syn: {oblivious}]
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