| 单词 | neglectful |
| 释义 | neglectful (once / 9071 pages) adj If you're neglectful, you're not as careful or attentive as you should be. A neglectful babysitter might lose track of where her charges are. A neglectful cat owner might forget to feed his pet, and a neglectful host might wander away from his party guests to check his email or read a magazine. In either case, the neglectful person is being thoughtless or inconsiderate. The verb neglect, "fail to properly care for," is at the root of neglectful, from the Latin neglegere, "to make light of, disregard, or not trouble oneself about," or literally "not to pick up." WORD FAMILYneglectful: neglectfully, neglectfulness+/neglect: neglected, neglecter, neglectful, neglecting, neglects/neglected: neglectedly/neglecter: neglecters USAGE EXAMPLESThings sometimes seem to be divided between helicopter parents and neglectful ones. New York Times(Aug 31, 2016) Now, in a crackdown on neglectful landlords, the council has extended that lien authority to the city’s Office of the Tenant Advocate, or OTA. Washington Post(Nov 25, 2016) A Portage County judge sentenced Graham to death on Tuesday after considering mitigating factors including his age, neglectful parents and an unstable home life. Seattle Times(Nov 17, 2016) 1adj not showing due care or attention neglectful parents Syn inattentive negligent characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern 2adj failing in what duty requires neglectful of his duties Syn delinquent, derelict, remiss negligent characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern |
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