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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]: inattentive adj 1: showing a lack of attention; "inattentive students" [ant: {attentive}] 2: inattentive because of lack of interest 3: not showing due care or attention; "inattentive students"; "an inattentive babysitter"; "neglectful parents" [syn: {neglectful}] 4: unwilling to hear [syn: {unheeding}, {unlistening(a)}, {deaf to(p)}] 5: not paying attention [syn: {unobservant}, {unvigilant}, {unwatchful}]
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