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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 memory2.
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.