Underloved

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Insufficiently loved; neglected.

    "Having been underloved for all his short life, he’d learned not to attract his mother’s attention in any negative way."

Example

More examples

"Having been underloved for all his short life, he’d learned not to attract his mother’s attention in any negative way."

Etymology

From under- + loved.

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