See Also: wandle(dictionary)
neglect(1)(dictionary)
neglect(2)(dictionary)
Child neglect(health)
neglect 1, verb(dictionary)
neglect 2, noun(dictionary)
CHILD NEGLECT(law)
Demolition By Neglect(law)

neglect(2) (iou) and wandle (iou)


neglect(2) (iou)



neglect verb trans. Pa. pple & ppl adjective. neglected, (earlier) neglect. LME.
[Latin neglect- pa. ppl stem of neglegere disregard, slight, from neg- var. of nec not + legere choose.]
Disregard; pay little or no respect or attention to; slight, leave unnoticed. LME.
E. M. Forster If it is Mrs Grundy who is troubling you..you can neglect the good person. M. Girouard They have been largely neglected by Art historians as..of no interest.
Fail to give proper attention to, fail to take proper or necessary care of; leave unattended to or uncared for. M16.
M. Moorcock I had neglected my work at the very time I should have been concentrating on it. C. Angier She went to see her father's grave and found it neglected, covered with weeds.
Fail to perform, leave undone, be remiss about; fail through carelessness or negligence to do, omit doing. M16.
Steele I did not neglect spending a considerable Time in the Crowd. D. Carnegie They were so busy with their own affairs that they neglected to write.
Cause (something) to be neglected. L16-E17.
Shakespeare Richard III I trust My absence doth neglect no great design.
neglectable adjective that may be neglected, negligible L19.
neglectedly adverb (now rare) (a) in a neglected manner; (b) negligently: M17.
neglectedness noun (now rare) the state or condition of being neglected M17.
neglecter noun L16.
neglecting ppl adjective guilty of neglect E17.
neglectingly adverb negligently, neglectfully L16-E17.
neglector noun E17.

wandle (iou)



wandle adjective. . E19.
[App. rel. to WAND noun.]
(Of a thing) flexible, supple; (of a person) lithe, agile, nimble.
Sir W. Scott The bairn..grew up to be a fine wanle fallow.