uncared for

uncared for
[[t]ʌ̱nke͟ə(r)d fɔː(r)[/t]]
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If you describe people or animals as uncared for, you mean that they have not been looked after properly and as a result are hungry, dirty, or ill.

...people who feel unwanted, unloved, and uncared for.


English dictionary. 2008.

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  • uncared for — UK [ʌnˈkeə(r)d fɔː(r)] US [ʌnˈkerd fɔr] adjective not looked after Thesaurus: in a bad conditionhyponym condition of somethingsynonym * * * unˈcared for [uncared for] …   Useful english dictionary

  • uncared-for — [un kerd′fôr΄] adj. not cared for or looked after; neglected …   English World dictionary

  • uncared-for — /un kaird fawr /, adj. 1. untended; neglected; unkempt: The garden had an uncared for look. 2. not cared for; not liked or favored: uncared for reminders of youth. [1590 1600] * * * …   Universalium

  • uncared for — un|cared for [ʌnˈkeəd fo: US ˈkerd fo:r] adj [not before noun] not looked after or not looked after properly ▪ The dogs looked hungry and uncared for …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • uncared for — adjective not looked after or not looked after properly: The dogs looked hungry and uncared for …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • uncared for — not looked after properly. → uncared …   English new terms dictionary

  • uncared-for — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. unattended, not cared for, not looked after, loose; see neglected …   English dictionary for students

  • uncared for — un|cared for [ ʌn kerd fɔr ] adjective not taken care of: NEGLECTED …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • uncared for — Neglected, unattended to, unprovided for, unheeded …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • uncared-for — un·cared for …   English syllables

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