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unloved

British  
/ ʌnˈlʌvd /

adjective

  1. not loved or cared for

    feeling neglected and unloved
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Purifoy’s fantastical assemblages made of found objects and unloved detritus provided the most fitting example of the creative desert mindset.

From Los Angeles Times

And it was a very painful thing, to be unloved.

From Literature

Surely there is no more wretched sight than the human body unloved and uncared for.

From Literature

The Gunners would, in all likelihood, end up as unpopular, unloved champions as their hard-nosed approach comes under increasingly unflattering scrutiny.

From BBC

Now, however, Arsenal are currently in a magnificent position, but remain largely unloved outside their particular part of north London.

From BBC

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