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  1. 1. a. Apt to forget; easily losing remembrance; as, a forgetful man should use helps to strengthen his memory. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Heedless; careless; neglectful; inattentive. Source: opted
  3. 3. a. Causing to forget; inducing oblivion; oblivious. Source: opted
  4. 4. adj. (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range Source: wordnet
  5. 5. adj. not mindful or attentive Source: wordnet
  6. 6. adj. failing to keep in mind Source: wordnet
  7. 7. 1. Apt to forget; easily losing remembrance; as, a forgetful man should use helps to strengthen his memory. 2. Heedless; careless; neglectful; inattentive. Be not forgetful to entertain strangers. Heb. xiii. 2. 3. Causing to forget; inducing oblivion; oblivious. [Archaic or Poetic] "The forgetful wine." J. Webster. Source: webster
  8. 8. j:100 s. failing to keep in mind Source: ecdict

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