untendedadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈtɛndᵻd/, U.S. /ˌənˈtɛndəd/ Not tended.
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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
1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Incustodito, not kept, not looked vnto, vntended.
1732 Ld. Lyttelton Progress of Love i. 17 His flock..untended lay, To ev'ry savage a defenceless prey.
1736 J. Thomson Prospect: 5th Pt. Liberty 10 Let Asia's woods, Untended, yield the vegetable fleece.
1794 W. Wordsworth Guilt & Sorrow lxiii Nor shall she perish there, untended and alone!
1807 J. Barlow Columbiad vi. 216 He comes..untended by his usual train.
1854 H. Miller My Schools & Schoolmasters xi The hedges [were] gapped by the almost untended cattle.
1861 Peaks, Passes & Glac. 2nd Ser. I. 163 The same fitful glare from the pine~log fire, as the untended embers crumble together!
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