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Definition of neglectful : Full of neglect; heedless; careless; negligent; inattentive; indifferent.

Synonyms:

flea-bitten, unprotective, broken-down, run-down, ramshackle, delinquent, dilapidated, creaky, study at remiss, abandoned, lazy, tatterdemalion, woebegone, bedraggled, slack, careful, negligent of, lax, tumble-down, deserted, decrepit, neglectful of, overdue

inadvertent, slapdash, remiss, inconsiderate, bumbling, senile, perfunctory, inattentive, forgetful, disregardful, thoughtless, sloppy, shoddy, unmindful, clumsy, haphazard, negligent, hit-and-miss, slipshod, unheedful, slovenly, derelict, careless, reckless

messy, disheveled, shabby, squalid, unkempt, dirty

non-compliant, disobedient, transgressive

Usage examples:

• The cashier was entirely under machine control, and Butler was neglectful. - "The Window at the White Cat", Mary Roberts Rinehart.
• You see, I keep a very neglectful run of these people, and my memory is really very poor." - "Ashton-Kirk, Criminologist", John T. McIntyre.
• Mrs.- hung down her head for a moment, in silent upbraidings of heart, for having consigned a work of charity to neglectful and unfeeling servants. - "The Lights and Shadows of Real Life", T.S. Arthur Edition: 10 Language: English.