In`at*ten"tive (?), a. [Cf. F. inattentif.]
Not attentive; not fixing the mind on an object; heedless; careless; negligent; regardless; as, an inattentive spectator or hearer; an inattentive habit.
I. Watts.
Syn. -- Careless; heedless; regardless; thoughtless; negligent; remiss; inadvertent.
-- In`at*ten"tive*ly, adv. -- In`at*ten"tive*ness, n.
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