2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Inattentive  \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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  inattentive 
  adj  1:  showing  a  lack  of  attention;  "inattentive  students"  [ant:  {attentive}] 
  2:  inattentive  because  of  lack  of  interest 
  3:  not  showing  due  care  or  attention;  "inattentive  students"; 
  "an  inattentive  babysitter";  "neglectful  parents"  [syn:  {neglectful}] 
  4:  unwilling  to  hear  [syn:  {unheeding},  {unlistening(a)},  {deaf 
  to(p)}] 
  5:  not  paying  attention  [syn:  {unobservant},  {unvigilant},  {unwatchful}] 

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