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Grammar : Adj
Spell : ni-glekt
Phonetic Transcription : nɪˈglɛkt



Definition of neglected

Origin :
  • "not treated with proper attention," c.1600, past participle adjective from neglect (v.).
  • adj slighted
  • adj ignored
Example sentences :
  • Why he neglected to include the way of a maid with a man is not at once apparent.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Did I tell you that her heart went out especially after the neglected?
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • Here was an opportunity not to be neglected, and it was eagerly seized upon.
  • Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • The hamlet itself, like most villages of the Lozre, has a neglected appearance.
  • Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • He commands that this should be done, and by no means be neglected and despised.
  • Extract from : « An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism » by Joseph Stump
  • Like the Admirable Crichton, no art is to her unknown, no accomplishment by her neglected.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • It's just cruel the way that poor old horse has been neglected.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • She unlocked the door, and, passing out, neglected closing it after her.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • For their interests he neglected his own safety and the welfare of France.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa
  • There I lay, abused and neglected by all but my four friends.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper

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