neglectful
adjective
ne·glect·ful
ni-ˈglek(t)-fəl 
: given to neglecting : careless, heedless
neglectfulness
noun
Examples of neglectful in a Sentence
he's certainly not a neglectful father as he takes very good care of his children
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Hinchliffe Stadium originally opened in 1932 and hosted the Negro Leagues’ New York Black Yankees and the American Soccer League’s New Jersey Eagles in the late 1980s before shuttering in 1996 after many neglectful years without maintenance and upkeep.
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Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 10 July 2025
Raised by a neglectful alcoholic father in Buffalo, N.Y.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 19 June 2025
Fiji’s capital, Suva, is bordered on one side by jagged mountains and on the other by a harbor speckled with the hulking wrecks of fishing vessels and cargo ships abandoned by bankrupt companies and neglectful owners.
—Pete McKenzie, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
The main parenting styles Psychological researchers have identified four main parenting styles: neglectful, authoritarian, permissive and authoritative.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
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Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 10 July 2025
Raised by a neglectful alcoholic father in Buffalo, N.Y.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 19 June 2025
Fiji’s capital, Suva, is bordered on one side by jagged mountains and on the other by a harbor speckled with the hulking wrecks of fishing vessels and cargo ships abandoned by bankrupt companies and neglectful owners.
—Pete McKenzie, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
The main parenting styles Psychological researchers have identified four main parenting styles: neglectful, authoritarian, permissive and authoritative.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for neglectful
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“Neglectful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neglectful. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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