单词 | neglectful |
释义 | neglectfuladj. 1. Characterized by neglect or inattention; negligent, heedless, careless. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > [adjective] > careless or heedless getelessc1175 untimingc1350 unmindfula1382 negligentc1390 unminda1400 roughtlessa1500 respectlessa1542 indiligent1549 unheedful1570 regardless1578 heedless1579 unheedy1579 unregarding?1585 unrespective1594 neglectful1595 unregardful1598 unobservinga1628 tentless1636 disregardfula1641 unregardant1652 inadvertent1653 disregarding1659 unaspective1661 inobservant1663 unheeding1770 unobservant1775 inattentive1785 disregardant1816 unrecking1824 unminded1831 unchary1856 amelectic1879 irregardless1912 blithe1922 slap-happy1937 the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > [adjective] > negligent > characterized by negligence negligentc1475 neglectful1595 the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > [adjective] > neglectful > neglected unlookedc1330 unservedc1350 unasservedc1400 uncherishedc1400 neglect?a1425 unkept?a1425 neglected1570 carelessa1593 neglectful1595 uncared-for1597 untended1598 silenced1609 disregarded1668 colda1701 unministereda1744 unfostered1744 unkempt1848 1595 T. Lodge Fig for Momus sig. D2 Which sound rewards, since this neglectful time Repines to yeeld to men of high desart. a1625 J. Fletcher Humorous Lieut. iii. iv, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) 133/1 Cel. And I grow peevish? Leu. You must not be neglectfull. 1644 J. Bulwer Chirologia 121 The same neglectfull carriage of his Hand. 1682 News from France 35 To free themselves from the guilt of a neglectful silence. 1729 T. Cooke Tales 205 I shall first shew in what even our best Writers..have been neglectful. 1788 Gentleman's Mag. 58 481 It cannot but appear grossly neglectful. 1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India II. v. iv. 422 A government at once insatiable and neglectful. 1872 E. Peacock Mabel Heron I. 24 Did you ever see anything in such a neglectful condition? 1925 W. Cather Professor's House i. xiii. 146 But you've been neglectful, Crane. You haven't taken the proper steps. 1986 J. Bauman Winter in Morning (1991) vi. 133 She dismissed my arrival with a neglectful nod, not even taking her eyes from her toenails which she was varnishing bright red. 2. Careless of or in something; (also, in negative contexts) failing or forgetting to do something.Quot. 1630 in N.E.D. (Massinger, Renegado) reads ‘forgetfull’. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > [adjective] > neglectful miskenning1533 neglective1608 neglecting1625 neglectful1649 1649 J. Milton Observations in Articles of Peace with Irish Rebels 45 In neither of those wayes neglectfull of our just defence. 1728 R. Savage Bastard 45 Lordly neglectful of a worth unknown. 1796 R. Southey Joan of Arc v. 285 Nor were our chieftains..neglectful to implore That heavenly aid. 1856 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire IV. xxxviii. 354 Varus was not so neglectful of his own security. 1861 R. T. Hulme tr. C. H. Moquin-Tandon Elements Med. Zool. ii. vi. i. 292 The Head (or Common) Louse..is found on the head, in people who are neglectful of their person. 1891 T. Hardy Tess of the D'Urbervilles III. xliii. 62 I have been very wrong and neglectful in leaving everything to be done by him. 1931 Economist 21 Mar. 599/1 It reveals us as indolent, complacent,..content to ‘muddle along’, neglectful of self-help. 1949 ‘H. Robbins’ Dream Merchants 374 He followed Gordon down the steps to his car, neglectful of the rain that was falling on him. 1987 H. Pluckrose What is happening in our Primary Schools (BNC) 116 Independent schools are just as neglectful in the courses which are offered to the non-convergent child as are their state counterparts. 1989 K. Ishiguro Remains of Day (BNC) 114 I had been set a slightly extraordinary task, but I had nevertheless not been neglectful to incorporate ‘margins’ wherever possible. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1595 |
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