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uncared

uncared adjective: not cared (for, about, etc.).

Adjective

uncared

  1. Not cared (for, about, etc.).
    • 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.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
    • 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.1996, Paul M. Salkovskis, Frontiers of Cognitive Therapy

Origin of uncared

From un- + cared.

Questions about uncared

What does uncared mean?
Uncared means not cared (for, about, etc.).
What part of speech is uncared?
Uncared is an adjective.

Words near uncared in the dictionary

  1. uncardinaling
  2. uncardinalled
  3. uncardinalling
  4. uncardinals
  5. uncare
  6. uncared
  7. uncared-for
  8. uncareful
  9. uncarefully
  10. uncarefulness
  11. uncaressed

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