Emily Dickinson Lexicon

FOR-GET'FUL, a.

1. Apt to forget; easily losing the remembrance of. A forgetful man should use helps to strengthen his memory.
2. Heedless; careless; neglectful; inattentive. Be not forgetful to entertain strangers. Heb. xiii.
3. Causing to forget; inducing oblivion; oblivious; as, forgetful draughts. Dryden.