Malcolm Turnbull

If consulted by friends about marital dramas, I always encourage the singles to marry, the married to stick together, the neglectful and wayward to renew their loving commitment and the wronged to forgive.

Australian Politician

Walter Kirn

People can be so neglectful of each other and of their own heritage - then death intrudes. Conversations we wish that we'd had earlier are had too late.

American Novelist

John Polanyi

Though neglectful of their responsibility to protect science, scientists are increasingly aware of their responsibility to society.

Hungarian Scientist

Anne Sullivan

We are bothered a good deal by people who assume the responsibility of the world when God is neglectful.

American Educator

Neglectful can imply a passive failure to act rather than an active choice.

Subtle Neglect

Neglectful can describe a range of severity, from mild to extreme neglect.

Intensity Varies

The word often carries a judgment that can indicate blame or criticism.

Negative Emotion

Using 'neglectful' suggests there may be negative outcomes due to the inattention.

Consequences Implied

Emphasizes a person's responsibility to avoid being neglectful in their roles.

Accountability Stress

'Neglectful of responsibilities' often involves jobs, tasks, or dependents.

Relation Context

 about what that something wrong is. Some people tell the story that poor folks are lazy freeloaders who would cheat and lie to get out of an honest day's work. Others prefer the story that poor people are helpless and probably had neglectful parents that didn't read to them enough, and if they were just told what to do and shown the right path,

The Story We Tell About...

 that we'll have to use special infrared video because the trek will begin at night just because this young puffin is making its trek alone that doesn't mean it has neglectful parents far from it puffins parents come to this colony in