neglective en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /nɪˈɡlɛktɪv/
Etymology
From neglect + -ive.
Meanings
-
(archaic) Neglectful.
[I]t is a wonder they ſhould be ſo neglective of their own children.
1639, Thomas Fuller, “The Common-wealth of the Mammalukes Described, Presenting Us with Many Unexampled Remarkables”, in The Historie of the Holy Warre, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: […] Thomas Buck, one of the printers to the Universitie of Cambridge [and sold by John Williams, London], →OCLC, book IV, page 202:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most neglective | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more neglective | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |