- neglected
- neglected (adj.) "not treated with proper attention," c.1600, pp. adjective from NEGLECT (Cf. neglect) (v.).
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neglected — index derelict (abandoned), outmoded Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
neglected — adj. 1 not given enough attention VERBS ▪ be, feel, lie, look, remain, seem, stand ▪ His tools lay neglected on the workbench. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
neglected — adjective 1) neglected animals Syn: uncared for, abandoned; mistreated, maltreated; literary forsaken 2) a neglected cottage Syn: derelict, dilapidated, tumbledown, ramshackle, untended 3) … Thesaurus of popular words
neglected — adjective 1) neglected animals Syn: uncared for, abandoned, mistreated, maltreated 2) a neglected cottage Syn: derelict, dilapidated, tumbledown, ramshackle, untended 3) … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
neglected — /nɪ glektɪd/ adjective not well looked after ♦ neglected shares shares which are not bought or sold often ● Bank shares have been a neglected sector of the market this week … Dictionary of banking and finance
neglected — adjective 1. disregarded (Freq. 1) his cries were unheeded Shaw s neglected one act comedy, A Village Wooing her ignored advice • Syn: ↑ignored, ↑unheeded • Similar to: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Neglected — Neglect Neg*lect , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Neglected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Neglecting}.] [L. neglectus, p. p. of neglegere (negligere) to disregard, neglect, the literal sense prob. being, not to pick up; nec not, nor (fr. ne not + que, a particle akin … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
neglected — Synonyms and related words: abandoned, deserted, disregarded, forgotten, half done, ignored, ill requited, ill rewarded, laid aside, left undone, missed, omitted, overlooked, passed by, passed over, passed up, pigeonholed, put aside, run down,… … Moby Thesaurus
Neglected tropical disease research and development — Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a set of infectious diseases affecting an estimated 1.4 billion people worldwide. The classification of this group of neglected diseases is linked to their frequent neglect in public and private sector… … Wikipedia
Neglected Fields — Neglected Fields … Википедия
