Forgetful

  • 11forgetful — [[t]fə(r)ge̱tfʊl[/t]] ADJ GRADED Someone who is forgetful often forgets things. My mother has become very forgetful and confused recently. Syn: absent minded Derived words: forgetfulness N UNCOUNT Her forgetfulness is due to advancing age …

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  • 12forgetful — adjective 1) I m so forgetful these days Syn: absentminded, amnesic, amnesiac, vague, disorganized, dreamy, abstracted; informal scatterbrained, having a mind/memory like a sieve Ant: reliable 2) forgetful of the time …

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  • 13forgetful — for•get•ful [[t]fərˈgɛt fəl[/t]] adj. 1) apt to forget; absent minded 2) heedless; neglectful (often fol. by of): forgetful of others[/ex] 3) bringing on oblivion: forgetful slumber[/ex] • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME foryetful, foryetul, OE… …

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  • 14forgetful — adjective Date: 14th century 1. likely to forget 2. characterized by negligent failure to remember ; neglectful 3. inducing oblivion < forgetful sleep > • forgetfully adverb • forgetfulness noun …

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  • 15forgetful — See oblivious. See oblivious, forgetful …

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  • 16forgetful — for|get|ful [ fər getfəl ] adjective often unable to remember things: She became increasingly forgetful and withdrawn. ╾ for|get|ful|ly adverb ╾ for|get|ful|ness noun uncount …

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  • 17forgetful — UK [fə(r)ˈɡetf(ə)l] / US [fərˈɡetfəl] adjective often unable to remember things She became increasingly forgetful and withdrawn. Derived words: forgetfully adverb forgetfulness noun uncountable …

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  • 18Forgetful functor — In mathematics, in the area of category theory, a forgetful functor is a type of functor. The nomenclature is suggestive of such a functor s behaviour: given some object with structure as input, some or all of the object s structure or properties …

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  • 19forgetful — adjective unable to remember things well; liable to forget …

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  • 20forgetful — Synonyms and related words: Lethean, absent, absent minded, absentminded, abstracted, airy, amnesiac, amnestic, bemused, blocked, careless, casual, converted, cursory, degage, disregardant, disregardful, distracted, dreaming, dreamy, easygoing,&#8230; …

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