FORGET'FUL, adjective 1. Apt to forget; easily losing the remembrance of. A forgetful man should use helps to strengthen his memory. 2. Heedless; careless; neglectful; inattentive. Be not forgetful to entertain strangers. Hebrews 13:2. 3. Causing to forget; inducing oblivion; oblivious; as forgetful draughts.
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