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.