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Webster 1913 Edition


Forgetful

For-get′ful

,
Adj.
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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Forgetful

FORGET'FUL

, a.
1.
Apt to forget; easily losing the remembrance of. A forgetful man should use helps to strengthen his memory.
2.
Heedless; careless; neglectful; inattentive.
Be not forgetful to entertain strangers. Heb. 13.
3.
Causing to forget; inducing oblivion; oblivious; as forgetful draughts.

Definition 2024


forgetful

forgetful

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Adjective

forgetful (comparative more forgetful, superlative most forgetful)

  1. unable to remember things well; liable to forget.
  2. (mathematics) Dropping some of the input's structure or properties before producing an output.
    a forgetful mapping; a forgetful function

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