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Forgetful vs Scatterbrained - What's the difference?

forgetful | scatterbrained |

As adjectives the difference between forgetful and scatterbrained

is that forgetful is unable to remember things well; liable to forget while scatterbrained is having the qualities of a scatterbrain.

forgetful

English

Alternative forms

* forgetfull (archaic)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • unable to remember things well; liable to forget.
  • (math) Dropping some of the input's structure or properties before producing an output.
    • a forgetful''' mapping; a '''forgetful function

    Derived terms

    * forgetfully * forgetfulness

    scatterbrained

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having the qualities of a scatterbrain.
  • absent-minded, forgetful, distractable.

    • Related terms

    * go haywire