uncared-for

adjective un·cared-for \ ˌən-ˈkerd-ˌfȯr \

variants: or uncared for

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: not given proper or necessary attention or care : not cared for : neglected

an uncared-for garden

He had just the same uncared-for, ragged appearance that the house had.
—Lucy Maud Montgomery

… some broken men … utterly forgotten and uncared for …
—Charles Dickens

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