3. Habitual carelessness; negligence. Age breeds neglect in all. Denham.
4. The state of being disregarded, slighted, or neglected. Rescue my poor remains from vile neglect. Prior.
Syn. — Negligence; inattention; disregard; disesteem; remissness; indifference. See Negligence.
NEGLECTEDNESS
Neg*lect"ed*ness, n.
Defn: The state of being neglected.
NEGLECTER
Neg*lect"er, n.
Defn: One who neglects. South.
NEGLECTFUL
Neg*lect"ful, a.
Defn: Full of neglect; heedless; careless; negligent; inattentive;
indifferent. Pope.
A cold and neglectful countenance. Locke.
Though the Romans had no great genius for trade, yet they were not
entirely neglectful of it. Arbuthnot.
— Neg*lect"ful*ly, adv.
— Neg*lect"ful*ness, n.
NEGLECTINGLY
Neg*lect"ing*ly, adv.