adj. 25B6; adjective
neglected animals : UNCARED FOR, abandoned; mistreated, maltreated; poetic/literary forsaken.
a neglected cottage : DERELICT, dilapidated, tumbledown, ramshackle, untended.
a neglected masterpiece of prose : DISREGARDED, forgotten, overlooked, ignored, unrecognized, unnoticed, unsung, underestimated, undervalued, unappreciated.