Uncared-for
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Uncared-for is an adjective meaning Lacking care; neglected.
Meaning
Lacking care; neglected.
Example Sentences
The uncared-for external appearance of the tanks is nothing to go by, for the glass-lined tanks are kept in perfect condition.
1858, George Eliot, “Mr. Gilfil’s Love Story,” Chapter 5, in Scenes of Clerical Life, London: William Blackwood & Sons, Volume 1, p. 272, […] hidden and uncared for as the pulse of anguish in the breast of the tiniest bird that has fluttered down to its nest with the long-sought food, and has found the nest torn and empty.
1903, W. E. B. Du Bois, The Souls of Black Folk, Chicago: A. C. McClurg, Chapter 7, “Of the Black Belt,” p. 117, […] now only the black tenant remains; but the shadow-hand of the master’s grand-nephew or cousin or creditor stretches out of the gray distance to collect the rack-rent remorselessly, and so the land is uncared-for and poor.
Synonyms for uncared-for
Depending on context, synonyms include neglected, unattended.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include neglected, unattended, neglectful, uncaring, neglectfull, negligent.
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