Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Not regarded; not heeded; not attended: with for.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Not cared for; not heeded; -- with for.

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Examples

  • Mr. Meredith still wore slippers and dressing gown, and his dark hair still fell in uncared-for locks over his high brow.

    Rainbow Valley Lucy Maud 1919

  • The mystery, the adventure, in the beginning it was palpable but then it became common, uncared for, mundane

    The Road Back from Gray Joe Sullivan 2011

  • Those three acres will feed as many horses as heaven knows how huge an area of unseeded, uncared for, wasted pasture would feed.

    CHAPTER XVIII 2010

  • Some of you felt uncared for, neglected and even blamed in this church.

    Church abuse case and lawyers an uneasy mix 2011

  • Also, assuming that your feelings of love and caring for the important people in your life "go without saying" is a great way to leave them feeling unloved and uncared for.

    Relationship Miscommunication? A Simple Fix 2011

  • In his Wednesday speech, Obama took on the Ryan approach in harsh terms, calling it a vision that would see "roads crumble and bridges collapse," young Americans unable to go to college, seniors left uncared for, Medicare ended, and 50 million Americans left without health insurance.

    Obama Debt Speech: Tax Increases, Medicare Changes Included In President's Plan 2011

  • But we can afford children with chronic illnesses to go uncared for.

    Think Progress » ThinkFast: March 23, 2010 2010

  • All the same, it looked forlorn and empty and uncared for, and there were several discarded newspapers on the floor next to his chair.

    Fatal Error J.A. Jance 2011

  • The mystery, the adventure, in the beginning it was palpable but then it became common, uncared for, mundane

    The Road Back from Gray Joe Sullivan 2011

  • We should be ashamed that we allow so many to go uncared for in this country.

    Baucus to make major announcement just after noon 2009

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