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FORGETFUL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Failing to keep in mind
Example:
oblivious old age
Synonyms:
forgetful; oblivious
Classified under:
Similar:
inattentive (showing a lack of attention or care)
Derivation:
forgetfulness (unawareness caused by neglectful or heedless failure to remember)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Not mindful or attentive
Example:
while thus unmindful of his steps he stumbled
Synonyms:
forgetful; mindless; unmindful
Classified under:
Similar:
amnesiac; amnesic (suffering from a partial loss of memory)
Attribute:
heedfulness; mindfulness (the trait of staying aware of (paying close attention to) your responsibilities)
Derivation:
forgetfulness (unawareness caused by neglectful or heedless failure to remember)
Sense 3
Meaning:
(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range
Example:
a short memory
Synonyms:
forgetful; short; unretentive
Classified under:
Adjectives
Also:
forgetful; mindless; unmindful (not mindful or attentive)
Derivation:
forgetfulness (tendency to forget)
Context examples:
I need to convince you to proceed slowly because during Mercury retrograde you will tend to rush, and you might find you are more forgetful or that your judgment is off.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
I thought that the Professor was going to break down and have hysterics, just as he had when Lucy died, but with a great effort he controlled himself and was at perfect nervous poise when Mrs. Harker tripped into the room, bright and happy-looking and, in the doing of work, seemingly forgetful of her misery.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
But even the satisfaction of talking with a distant connection of the British nobility did not render Amy forgetful of time, and when the proper number of minutes had passed, she reluctantly tore herself from this aristocratic society, and looked about for Jo, fervently hoping that her incorrigible sister would not be found in any position which should bring disgrace upon the name of March.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
He envied Joe, down in the village, rampant, tearing the slats off the bar, his brain gnawing with maggots, exulting in maudlin ways over maudlin things, fantastically and gloriously drunk and forgetful of Monday morning and the week of deadening toil to come.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
Watch over details as you move forward, for Mercury retrograde will make you rush, and regrettably, in the process you may become forgetful and distracted.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
