Have I been neglectful of my friend, taking him for granted? — Не был ли я слишком невнимателен к своему другу, принимая его дружбу как данность?
Children who are neglected tend to become neglectful parents. — Дети, которым уделяли в детстве мало внимания, чаще всего становятся нерадивыми родителями.
Англо-русский современный словарь. 2014.
Neglectful — Neg*lect ful, a. Full of neglect; heedless; careless; negligent; inattentive; indifferent. Pope. [1913 Webster] A cold and neglectful countenance. Locke. [1913 Webster] Though the Romans had no great genius for trade, yet they were not entirely… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
neglectful — index blameful, careless, derelict (negligent), disobedient, heedless, improvident, imprudent, inadver … Law dictionary
neglectful — (adj.) 1640s, from NEGLECT (Cf. neglect) + FUL (Cf. ful). Related: Neglectfully; neglectfulness. Earlier in same sense was neglective (1610s) … Etymology dictionary
neglectful — *negligent, lax, slack, remiss Analogous words: *careless, heedless, thoughtless Antonyms: attentive Contrasted words: *thoughtful, considerate … New Dictionary of Synonyms
neglectful — [adj] careless, failing behindhand, delinquent, derelict, disregardful, heedless, inattentive, indifferent, lax, lazy, negligent, regardless, remiss, slack, thoughtless, uncaring, unmindful; concepts 401,542 Ant. attentive, careful, caring,… … New thesaurus
neglectful — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ failing to give proper care or attention … English terms dictionary
neglectful — [ni glekt′fəl] adj. characterized by neglect; heedless; negligent: often with of SYN. REMISS neglectfully adv. neglectfulness n … English World dictionary
neglectful — [[t]nɪgle̱ktfʊl[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe someone as neglectful, you think they fail to do everything they should do to look after someone or something properly. Children who are neglected tend to become neglectful parents. Syn: uncaring … English dictionary
neglectful — adj. neglectful of * * * [nɪ glektf(ə)l] neglectful of … Combinatory dictionary
neglectful — ne|glect|ful [nıˈglektfəl] adj formal not looking after something properly, or not giving it enough attention neglectful of ▪ She became more and more neglectful of her responsibilities. >neglectfully adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
neglectful — adjective 1. failing in what duty requires derelict (or delinquent) in his duty neglectful of his duties remiss of you not to pay your bills • Syn: ↑derelict, ↑delinquent, ↑remiss • Similar to: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
