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forgetful

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++for·get·ful /fəˈɡetfəl $ fər-/ adjective  FORGEToften forgetting things 健忘的,爱忘事的forgetfully adverbforgetfulness noun [uncountable]
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forgetfulMy grandfather is getting more forgetful.Also he appeared to have corrupted her: she was alternately prickly and forgetful.Ellen was about as disorganized and forgetful as any fourth grade child in memory.She was easily distracted and forgetful at school.My grandfather's getting so forgetful - I have to remind him to take his medication.In the aftermath she nestled in his arms, forgetful of the time.They can also be forgetful or very tired and perhaps bad tempered.Indeed I was forgetful, pathologically so, and for this too I felt nothing but remorse.
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forgetful
forgetful /fəˈɡetfəl $ fər-/ adjective
 Word Family: adverb: forgetfully, unforgettably; adjective: forgetful, forgettableunforgettable; verb: forget; noun: forgetfulness
often forgetting things
—forgetfully adverb
—forgetfulness noun [uncountable]


for·get·fulBrE /fəˈɡetfl/ 🔊NAmE /fərˈɡetfl/ 🔊 adjectiveoften forgetting things 健忘的;好忘事的 SYN absent-minded She has become very forgetful in recent years. 近年来她变得十分健忘。🔊🔊~ of sb/sth (formal) not thinking about sb/sth that you should be thinking about 疏忽的;不经心的 for·get·ful·ly BrE /fəˈɡetfəli/ 🔊NAmE /fərˈɡetfəli/ 🔊 adverb for·get·ful·ness BrE /fəˈɡetflnəs/ 🔊NAmE /fərˈɡetflnəs/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]