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Definition of Neglectfulness
1. Noun. The trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern.
Generic synonyms: Carelessness, Sloppiness
Specialized synonyms: Delinquency, Dereliction, Willful Neglect, Laxity, Laxness, Remissness, Slackness
Derivative terms: Neglect, Neglect, Neglectful, Neglectful, Negligent
Definition of Neglectfulness
1. Noun. The characteristic of being neglectful. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Neglectfulness
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Neglectfulness
Literary usage of Neglectfulness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register by Henry Fritz-Gilbert Waters (1900)
"... for what might have appeared neglectfulness, w0" would be unexcusable, and
what 1 should not pardon myself for. The Carriage is in great forwardness and ..."
2. Journal of Theological Studies (1903)
"... without (x"p>0 neglectfulness *. Break («JU*par4(ra>) not (bread) twice upon
the same altar (OVO-KIOT^/MO*) on the same ..."
3. The Life of Ludwig Van Beethoven by Alexander Wheelock Thayer (1921)
"At length, however, to Beethoven's great amazement he handed in a very large one,
which recalled to him at once his horse and his neglectfulness. ..."
4. Annual Report of the Commissioner of Labor by New York (State). Dept. of Labor (1915)
"They demanded the reinstatement of a fireman who had been discharged for alleged
neglectfulness ..."
5. The Monthly Review by Charles William Wason (1844)
"Nor can the blame be laid to the charge of any one class of the community alone,
to any one institution, or even to the neglectfulness of our law-makers. ..."
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