INATTENTIVE


Meaning of INATTENTIVE in English

in ‧ at ‧ ten ‧ tive /ˌɪnəˈtentɪv◂/ BrE AmE adjective

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ attention , ↑ attendant , ↑ attentiveness ≠ ↑ inattentiveness ; verb : ↑ attend ; adverb : ↑ attentively ≠ ↑ inattentively ; adjective : ↑ attentive ≠ ↑ inattentive ]

not giving enough attention to someone or something OPP attentive :

accidents caused by inattentive or reckless drivers

—inattentively adverb

—inattentiveness noun [uncountable]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.