Uncared
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Not cared (for, about, etc.).
"Ursula knew that Palmer had been astir at dawn, but not to attend to his usual duties, for she pityingly had freed the thirsty, uncared for sheep; many of these were now bogged in the various water-holes along the river."
Example
More examples"His herd was forgotten; his pipe lay uncared for on the ground; his head was bowed like a flower that droops over its stalk; he was consumed by inward fire, parched like the grass in the hot weather; he knew joy no longer, and no more gaily prattled, unless, indeed, he were speaking to Chloe or about her."
Etymology
From un- + cared.
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