underloved

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adjective

Insufficiently loved; neglected.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

adjectiveunderloved (comparative more underloved, superlative most underloved)

comparative more underloved · superlative most underloved

  1. Insufficiently loved; neglected.

    Having been underloved for all his short life, he’d learned not to attract his mother’s attention in any negative way.

    2020, Tayari Jones, Silver Sparrow, Oneworld Publications, pages 121-122

Origin

Translations

Ukrainian недолю́блений
  • недолю́блений (nedoljúblenyj)insufficiently loved
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APA

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Chicago

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