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Comparative for disregarded, not receiving any proper attention
“This neglected issue can only benefit from vigorous debate.”
Comparative for having been abandoned or forsaken
“It is a suit of mourning, that lies neglected at the bottom of the chest, and only shows itself now and then upon melancholy occasions.”
Comparative for not receiving love or affection
“Previous retrospective assessments in younger samples of childhood victimization and neglect have found that neglected boys and girls were at higher risk for arrests for violent crimes.”
Comparative for displaying severe degradation due to lack of care or attention
“It had obviously lain neglected and derelict for some time before the present occupiers arrived, and there's clearly still some work to do.”
(of a garden) Comparative for overrun with weeds due to lack of care or attention
“You can make a difference now by finding a piece of land that needs some lovin', maybe a vacant lot, or perhaps your elderly neighbor's neglected garden.”
Comparative for barren or deserted
“Turning a bare and neglected landscape into a clean and well-kept one were important functional and aesthetic goals.”
Comparative for having been subjected to oppression
Comparative for deprived of the opportunities and advantages of others
Comparative for which has not been lauded or appreciated
Comparative for not done or completed
Comparative for pining away or longing for something, typically from lovesickness
Comparative for not answered or responded to
(of time or an opportunity) Comparative for not used advantageously
(of farmland) Comparative for plowed and harrowed, but left for a period without being sown
Comparative for not fashionable or popular at a particular time
Comparative for lacking in order or neatness
Comparative for out of practice in a skill or subject
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