NEGLECTED


Meaning of NEGLECTED in English

adj.

1 not given enough attention

VERBS

▪ be , feel , lie , look , remain , seem , stand

His tools lay ~ on the workbench.

▪ become , get

ADVERB

▪ badly , much , sadly , seriously , sorely , woefully

It is a sadly ~ work.

The building is sorely ~.

▪ largely

▪ comparatively , rather , relatively , somewhat

▪ hitherto , previously

▪ unjustly

She is an excellent and unjustly ~ author.

2 not given enough food, clothing, etc.

VERBS

▪ be , look

The group of street children looked ragged and ~.

ADVERB

▪ badly , grossly , severely

Neglected is used with these nouns: ↑ aspect , ↑ child

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