left out

or left-out

[ left out ]

adjective

1. excluded or omitted:

   Proofread carefully to catch typographical errors, such as repeated words or a left out quotation mark or parenthesis.

   The songwriter calls it an anthem for left-out and bullied kids.

2. remaining behind in an exposed, accessible, or visible place:

   Raccoons love to supplement their diets with items from your trash or left-out pet food.

verb

1. left out, the simple past tense and past participle of verb phrase leave out ¹.

Word History and Origins

Origin of left out¹

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

What’s often left out of the equation of risks are those associated with the punitive policies used to criminalize cannabis use in pregnancy, said Dr. Sarah Roberts, an epidemiologist at the University of California San Francisco who studies substance use policies and pregnancy.

From Salon

But with a recent deep changing of the guard in the Recording Academy’s voting ranks, the Grammys’ shifting tastes are reflected in who they nominated — and left out.

From Los Angeles Times

But the former Sunderland, Leeds and Manchester City player missed out on a place at Euro 2022, having not played for several months because of an Achilles injury, and was also left out of Sarina Wiegman's squad for last year's World Cup.

From BBC

Next year, California will extend Medi-Cal benefits to the last group of undocumented people who have been left out of the program — those ages 26 to 49 — in what is expected to be its biggest expansion of coverage since the rollout of the Affordable Care Act.

From Los Angeles Times

Both she and Reed said transgender voices are too often left out of the discussion about transgender lives, and said that must stop.

From Los Angeles Times