neglectful
11neglectful — adjective 1. failing in what duty requires derelict (or delinquent) in his duty neglectful of his duties remiss of you not to pay your bills • Syn: ↑derelict, ↑delinquent, ↑remiss • Similar to: ↑ …
12neglectful — neglectfully, adv. neglectfulness, n. /ni glekt feuhl/, adj. characterized by neglect; disregardful; careless; negligent (often fol. by of): neglectful of one s health. [1615 25; NEGLECT + FUL] Syn. remiss, inattentive, heedless, thoughtless. Ant …
13neglectful — adjective Tending to neglect; failing to take care of matters which require attention. That they were too neglectful of ordinary people like us and overlooked us …
14neglectful — adj. Neglectful is used with these nouns: ↑parent …
15neglectful of — not giving proper care or attention to someone or something. → neglectful …
16neglectful — adjective (often neglectful of) not giving proper care or attention to someone or something. Derivatives neglectfully adverb neglectfulness noun …
17neglectful — adjective formal not looking after something properly, or not giving it enough attention (+of): She became more and more neglectful of her responsibilities. neglectfully adverb neglectfulness noun (U) …
18neglectful of obligation — index delinquent (overdue) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
19neglectful — adjective Date: 1624 given to neglecting ; careless, heedless Synonyms: see negligent • neglectfully adverb • neglectfulness noun …
20neglectful — Synonyms and related words: behindhand, careless, culpably negligent, delinquent, derelict, disregardful, inadvertent, inattentive, laissez faire, lax, loose, neglecting, negligent, noninterfering, nonrestrictive, off guard, overly permissive,… …