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Definition of Forgetful
1. Adjective. (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range. "A short memory"
Also: Mindless, Unmindful
Derivative terms: Forgetfulness, Shortness
Antonyms: Retentive
2. Adjective. Not mindful or attentive. "While thus unmindful of his steps he stumbled"
Attributes: Heedfulness, Mindfulness
Similar to: Amnesiac, Amnesic
Derivative terms: Forgetfulness, Unmindfulness
Antonyms: Mindful
3. Adjective. Failing to keep in mind. "Oblivious old age"
Similar to: Inattentive
Derivative terms: Forgetfulness, Oblivion, Obliviousness
Definition of Forgetful
1. a. Apt to forget; easily losing remembrance; as, a forgetful man should use helps to strengthen his memory.
Definition of Forgetful
1. Adjective. unable to remember things well; liable to forget. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Forgetful
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Forgetful
Literary usage of Forgetful
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Iliad of Homer by Homer, John Graham Cordery (1871)
"Of those who fought about him ; he the while Lay all his giant length on earth
outstretch'd, Unconscious, clean forgetful of his art. ..."
2. A Treatise on the Law of Criminal Evidence: Including the Rules Regulating by Harry Clay Underhill (1898)
"Forgetful witnesses may be asked leading questions.— Leading questions may, in
the discretion of the court, be put to a forgetful witness, ..."
3. The Trend of the Races by George Edmund Haynes (1922)
"Self-forgetful loyalty of the Negro. The self-forgetful loyalty to the interests
and cause of others even where it conflicts with self-interest has been ..."
4. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1843)
"... festival of peace, which was enjoyed by so many nations, forgetful of their
ancient animosities, and delivered from the apprehension of future danger. ..."
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