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Etymology 1

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From un- +‎ loved.

Adjective

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unloved (comparative more unloved, superlative most unloved)

  1. Not loved.
    • 1914, Edgar Rice Burroughs, chapter 12, in The Beasts of Tarzan[1]:
      Then, too, there was the mute appeal of this wee waif alone and unloved in the midst of the horrors of the savage jungle.
    • 2019 November 6, “Regional News”, in Rail, page 26:
      Kidderminster: Work can start on a new glass-fronted station building (double the size), following the demolition of the dilapidated 1968 structure. Always unloved, it was cheaply assembled by BR to replace a mock Tudor building that survived for nearly 100 years before being infested with dry rot.
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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unloved

  1. simple past and past participle of unlove