neglectedadj.

Brit.

/nᵻˈɡlɛktᵻd/, U.S.

/nəˈɡlɛktəd/

Forms: see neglect v. and -ed suffix¹; also 1800s neglectedd (irregular).

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: neglect v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < neglect v. + -ed suffix¹. Compare Italian negletto (a1420 in this sense; a1321 in Dante in sense ‘shabby’).

Not attended to or cared for; disregarded.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > [adjective] > neglectful > neglected

unlookedc1330

unservedc1350

unasservedc1400

uncherishedc1400

neglect?a1425

unkept?a1425

neglected1570

carelessa1593

neglectful1595

uncared-for1597

untended1598

silenced1609

disregarded1668

colda1701

unministereda1744

unfostered1744

unkempt1848

1570 B. Googe tr. T. Kirchmeyer Popish Kingdome 23 When the treasure gatherd was, the sicke neglected laye.

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Negletto, despised, neglected, forgon, contemned, lightly regarded, not set by.

a1616 W. Shakespeare As you like It (1623) iii. ii. 363 A beard neglected, which you haue not.

1637 J. Milton Comus 26 Like a neglected rose It withers on the stalke.

1705 G. Stanhope Paraphr. Epist. & Gospels II. 208 All the neglected Opportunities of Amendment.

1781 W. Cowper Table Talk 546 Neglected talents rust into decay.

1786 F. Reynolds Werter v. 60 These tears, neglect'd shade, Shall wash thy rankling wounds.

1819 P. B. Shelley Cenci iv. i. 59 Where evil thoughts Shall grow like weeds on a neglected tomb.

1840 D. Turnbull Cuba ix. 176 In traveling along the neglected highway or camino real..I thought I had observed..indications of coal.

1872 J. Morley Voltaire i. 10 The too neglected list of good causes lost.

1923 ‘R. Crompton’ William Again xii. 202 They..walked up an overshadowed, neglected drive.

1960 G. W. Target Teachers (1963) 270 They all looked at him, and you just had to be sorry for him, he looked so neglected.

1999 Guardian 13 Mar. (Saturday section) 10/2 The constitutional conjuring trick that transformed Martinique and Guadeloupe overnight from neglected sugar colonies into full-fledged and equal départments of France.

Compounds

neglected-looking adj.

ΚΠ

1842 C. J. Lever Jack Hinton in Dublin Univ. Mag. Oct. 381/2 All was still, sad, and neglected-looking.

1845 Ladies' Repository Oct. 301 How sternly the gentleman..chides that sickly and neglected looking child from his way!

1866 ‘G. Eliot’ Felix Holt I. i. 22 He was not a neglected-looking old man.

1999 Herald (Glasgow) (Electronic ed.) 6 Aug. A solitary, neglected looking grand piano and a pot plant.

Derivatives

neˈglectedly adv. in a manner characteristic of having been neglected; with a neglected appearance.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > [adverb] > neglectfully > in a neglected manner

neglectedly1659

the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > [adverb] > negligently

negligentlya1382

recklessly1425

neglectly1594

lashly1691

neglectedly1865

1659 H. Hammond Paraphr. & Annot. Psalms (cii. 9 Annot.) 503/1 Make them look sadly and neglectedly.

1865 G. MacDonald Alec Forbes I. xiv. 113 Seeing..a girl so neglectedly attired.

1995 M. Amis Information (1996) 420 The way he figured it, in his soaring insomnias (with Gina breathing steadily and neglectedly at his side), there were only three ways that writers could get into serious trouble.

neˈglectedness n. neglect.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > [noun] > neglect > state of being neglected

neglect1598

neglectedness1660

disregardedness1841

1660 S. Ford Παραλληλα 21 In warre all things are cloathed with a dismall neglectedness.

1887 E. W. Benson Diary 11 Aug. in A. C. Benson Life of E. W. Benson (1899) II. 139 The peace and stillness and happy neglectedness, so to speak, over all.

1982 Slavic Rev. 41 178 His lifelong tendency to emphasize his gonimost′, neglectedness, and poverty from childhood on.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	neglected
释义	neglectedadj. Brit. /nᵻˈɡlɛktᵻd/, U.S. /nəˈɡlɛktəd/ Forms: see neglect v. and -ed suffix¹; also 1800s neglectedd (irregular). Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: neglect v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < neglect v. + -ed suffix¹. Compare Italian negletto (a1420 in this sense; a1321 in Dante in sense ‘shabby’). Not attended to or cared for; disregarded. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > [adjective] > neglectful > neglected unlookedc1330 unservedc1350 unasservedc1400 uncherishedc1400 neglect?a1425 unkept?a1425 neglected1570 carelessa1593 neglectful1595 uncared-for1597 untended1598 silenced1609 disregarded1668 colda1701 unministereda1744 unfostered1744 unkempt1848 1570 B. Googe tr. T. Kirchmeyer Popish Kingdome 23 When the treasure gatherd was, the sicke neglected laye. 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Negletto, despised, neglected, forgon, contemned, lightly regarded, not set by. a1616 W. Shakespeare As you like It (1623) iii. ii. 363 A beard neglected, which you haue not. View more context for this quotation 1637 J. Milton Comus 26 Like a neglected rose It withers on the stalke. 1705 G. Stanhope Paraphr. Epist. & Gospels II. 208 All the neglected Opportunities of Amendment. 1781 W. Cowper Table Talk 546 Neglected talents rust into decay. 1786 F. Reynolds Werter v. 60 These tears, neglect'd shade, Shall wash thy rankling wounds. 1819 P. B. Shelley Cenci iv. i. 59 Where evil thoughts Shall grow like weeds on a neglected tomb. 1840 D. Turnbull Cuba ix. 176 In traveling along the neglected highway or camino real..I thought I had observed..indications of coal. 1872 J. Morley Voltaire i. 10 The too neglected list of good causes lost. 1923 ‘R. Crompton’ William Again xii. 202 They..walked up an overshadowed, neglected drive. 1960 G. W. Target Teachers (1963) 270 They all looked at him, and you just had to be sorry for him, he looked so neglected. 1999 Guardian 13 Mar. (Saturday section) 10/2 The constitutional conjuring trick that transformed Martinique and Guadeloupe overnight from neglected sugar colonies into full-fledged and equal départments of France. Compounds neglected-looking adj. ΚΠ 1842 C. J. Lever Jack Hinton in Dublin Univ. Mag. Oct. 381/2 All was still, sad, and neglected-looking. 1845 Ladies' Repository Oct. 301 How sternly the gentleman..chides that sickly and neglected looking child from his way! 1866 ‘G. Eliot’ Felix Holt I. i. 22 He was not a neglected-looking old man. 1999 Herald (Glasgow) (Electronic ed.) 6 Aug. A solitary, neglected looking grand piano and a pot plant. Derivatives neˈglectedly adv. in a manner characteristic of having been neglected; with a neglected appearance. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > [adverb] > neglectfully > in a neglected manner neglectedly1659 the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > [adverb] > negligently negligentlya1382 recklessly1425 neglectly1594 lashly1691 neglectedly1865 1659 H. Hammond Paraphr. & Annot. Psalms (cii. 9 Annot.) 503/1 Make them look sadly and neglectedly. 1865 G. MacDonald Alec Forbes I. xiv. 113 Seeing..a girl so neglectedly attired. 1995 M. Amis Information (1996) 420 The way he figured it, in his soaring insomnias (with Gina breathing steadily and neglectedly at his side), there were only three ways that writers could get into serious trouble. neˈglectedness n. neglect. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > [noun] > neglect > state of being neglected neglect1598 neglectedness1660 disregardedness1841 1660 S. Ford Παραλληλα 21 In warre all things are cloathed with a dismall neglectedness. 1887 E. W. Benson Diary 11 Aug. in A. C. Benson Life of E. W. Benson (1899) II. 139 The peace and stillness and happy neglectedness, so to speak, over all. 1982 Slavic Rev. 41 178 His lifelong tendency to emphasize his gonimost′, neglectedness, and poverty from childhood on. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1570
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