forgetful vs neglectful

forgetful

adj
  • Unable to remember things well; liable to forget. 

  • Dropping some of the input's structure or properties before producing an output. 

neglectful

adj
  • Tending to neglect; failing to take care of matters which require attention. 

How often have the words forgetful and neglectful occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )