v. t.
I hope
My absence doth neglect no great designs. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
This, my long suffering and my day of grace,
Those who neglect and scorn shall never taste. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. neglectus. See Neglect, v. ]
To tell thee sadly, shepherd, without blame,
Or our neglect, we lost her as we came. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Age breeds neglect in all. Denham. [ 1913 Webster ]
Rescue my poor remains from vile neglect. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]
benign neglect
n. The state of being neglected. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who neglects. South. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Full of neglect; heedless; careless; negligent; inattentive; indifferent. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
A cold and neglectful countenance. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]
Though the Romans had no great genius for trade, yet they were not entirely neglectful of it. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]
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adv. Carelessly; heedlessly. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. neglectio. ] The state of being negligent; negligence. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Neglectful. [ R. ] “Neglective of their own children.” Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]