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uncared-for

[ uhn-kaird-fawr ]

/ ʌnˈkɛərdˌfɔr /

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adjective

untended; neglected; unkempt: The garden had an uncared-for look.

not cared for; not liked or favored: uncared-for reminders of youth.

Origin of uncared-for

First recorded in 1590–1600

Words nearby uncared-for

uncanny, uncanny valley, uncanonical, uncap, uncapable, uncared-for, uncas, uncase, uncaused, unceasing, uncensored

Example sentences from the Web for uncared-for

His uncared-for wound was like a red-hot prong in his flesh.

The Lone Star Ranger |Zane Grey
The stranger's feelings are also worked on by the unhappy demeanour and uncared-for look of dogs and cats.

The Foundations of Japan |J.W. Robertson Scott
The animals wandered about uncared-for, cats and dogs in a very famished condition.

In the Andamans and Nicobars |C. Boden Kloss
It was set well back from the highway in the shadow of tall pines, and looked lonely and uncared-for.

The Statesmen Snowbound |Robert Fitzgerald

The universe had an uncared-for, unswept appearance, like a house surprised at dawn, before the housemaids are up.

Jaffery |William J. Locke

British Dictionary definitions for uncared-for

uncared-for

/ (ˌʌnˈkɛədfɔː) /

adjective

not cared for; neglected