unloved

adjective

un·​loved ˌən-ˈləvd How to pronounce unloved (audio)
: not loved or cherished
an unloved, abandoned dog
unloved houses
My job is to lighten the spirit and love the heck out of people who feel really unloved.Wynonna Judd

Examples of unloved in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Beamer, though, has less reason to complain about being unloved than does his younger sister, Jenny, even if complaining isn’t really her style. Adelle Waldman, The Atlantic, 9 July 2024 But after that, Ferguson recommended looking at the currently unloved U.S. small-cap stocks, which may benefit from interest rate cuts and aren’t highly valued. Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 8 July 2024 Gill has made a name for himself by leading an army of retail traders into the unloved stocks of struggling companies in an effort to turn a quick profit. Beth Greenfield, Fortune, 1 July 2024 That would leave Macron in office but no longer possessed of much power — unheeded, unheralded and unloved. Lee Hockstader, Washington Post, 1 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for unloved 

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unloved was in the 15th century

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“Unloved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unloved. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

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