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say it: ni-GLEKT-fuhl
neglectful is an adjective meaning "not showing due care or attention". It carries 2 recorded senses.
not showing due care or attention
“inattentive students”
“an inattentive babysitter”
“neglectful parents”
failing in what duty requires
“derelict (or delinquent) in his duty”
“neglectful of his duties”
“remiss of you not to pay your bills”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for neglectful come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.