Be not forgetful to entertain strangers.
Heb. xiii. 2.
3. Causing to forget; inducing oblivion; oblivious. [Archaic or Poetic]
"The forgetful wine." J. Webster.
For*get"ful*ly, adv. In a forgetful manner.
For*get"ful*ness, n. 1. The quality of being forgetful; prononess to
let slip from the mind.
2. Loss of remembrance or recollection; a ceasing to remember;
oblivion.
A sweet forgetfulness of human care.
Pope.
3. Failure to bear in mind; careless omission; inattention; as,
forgetfulness of duty.
Syn. -- Forgetfulnes, Oblivion. Forgetfulness is Anglo-Saxon, and
oblivion is Latin. The former commonly has reference to persons, and
marks a state of mind; the latter commonly has reference to things, and
indicates a condition into which they are sunk. We blame a man for his
forgetfulness; we speak of some old custom as buried in oblivion. But
this discrimination is not strictly adhered to.
For"ge*tive (?), a. [From Forge.] Inventive; productive; capable.
[Obs.] Shak.
For*get"-me-not` (?), n. [Cf. G. vergissmeinnicht.] (Bot.) A small
herb, of the genus Myosotis (M. palustris, incespitosa, etc.), bearing
a beautiful blue flower, and extensively considered the emblem of
fidelity.
Formerly the name was given to the Ajuga ChamÊpitus.
For*get"ta*ble (?), a. Liable to be, or that may be, forgotten.
Carlyle.
For*get"ter (?), n. One who forgets; a heedless person. Johnson.
For*get"ting*ly, adv. By forgetting.
For"ging (?), n. 1. The act of shaping metal by hammering or pressing.