uncared

English

Etymology

un- +‎ cared

Adjective

uncared

1. Not cared (for, about, etc.).
   • 1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 273:

     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.

   • 1996, Paul M. Salkovskis, Frontiers of Cognitive Therapy:

     Thus, patients who are severely depressed and failing to improve may be more likely to feel misunderstood and uncared about by their therapists than patients who are improving more rapidly.

Usage notes

Usually, this appears with the preposition for. See uncared-for.

Anagrams

• dauncer, durance, unarced, unraced