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forgetful

Pronunciation: /fərˈɡɛtfəl/

The English word “forgetful” has 2 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Unable to remember things well; liable to forget.
  2. Dropping some of the input's structure or properties before producing an output.

Etymology

From Middle English *forgetful, *forȝetful (suggested by derivative forgetfulnesse, forȝetfulnesse (“forgetfulness”)), equivalent to forget + -ful.

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