neglectful
Example Sentences
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Mr. Sparks portrayed a man reaching out to his long-estranged brother in the wake of the death of their neglectful mother.
The toddlers’ stimulating new environment could not have contrasted more with the neglectful care they had previously known.
From Washington Post
But even before that, astoundingly neglectful medical care and a string of inmate deaths revealed the state had repeatedly failed at that facility.
From Seattle Times
Much of the research that has been done on destructive parentification focused primarily on children whose parents were neglectful or unavailable because of alcoholism or addiction.
From Salon
Fulbright withheld necessary and adequate medical treatment from Whisenhunt and the jury found Cheever was similarly neglectful.
From Seattle Times
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