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单词 uncared-for
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uncared-foradj.

Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈkɛːdfɔː/, /(ˌ)ʌŋˈkɛːdfɔː/, U.S. /ˌənˈkɛrdˌfɔr/
Etymology: un- prefix1 2c.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈcared-for.
Not cared for or looked after; untended, neglected.
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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
the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > [adjective] > looked after or cared for > not
uncared-for1597
untended1598
unnursed1764
pred.
1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. i. 4 Their Kings..left their owne and their peoples ghostly condition vncared for.
1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Uncared.., not regarded;..‘It was uncared for’.
1819 W. Scott Bride of Lammermoor viii, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. II. 143 Circumstances which, in families of rank, are left uncared for, because it is supposed impossible they can be neglected.
1850 Ld. Tennyson In Memoriam xcix. 152 The brook shall..Uncared for, gird the windy grove.
1894 G. M. L. Bell Safar Nameh: Persian Pictures 40 Somewhat desolate and uncared for in appearance.
attributive.1621 G. Sandys tr. Ovid First Five Bks. Metamorphosis ii. 50 He fetcht a grone,..And now vncar'd-for odours powr'd vpon her.1856 N. Brit. Rev. 26 109 A slatternly wife and eight or ten uncared-for children.1887 C. A. Moloney Sketch Forestry W. Afr. 171 I have seen species of this plant in an uncultivated and uncared-for state in the interior districts of the Gold Coast.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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