unloved

English

Etymology 1

From un- +‎ loved.

Adjective

unloved (comparative more unloved, superlative most unloved)

1. Not loved.
   • 1914, Edgar Rice Burroughs, chapter 12, in The Beasts of Tarzan‎^[1]:

     Then, too, there was the mute appeal of this wee waif alone and unloved in the midst of the horrors of the savage jungle.

   • 2019 November 6, “Regional News”, in Rail, page 26:

     Kidderminster: Work can start on a new glass-fronted station building (double the size), following the demolition of the dilapidated 1968 structure. Always unloved, it was cheaply assembled by BR to replace a mock Tudor building that survived for nearly 100 years before being infested with dry rot.

Translations

not loved

• Dutch: ongeliefd (nl)
• Gothic: 𐌿𐌽𐌻𐌹𐌿𐍆𐍃 (unliufs)
• Plautdietsch: onbeleeft
• Swedish: oälskad (sv)

Etymology 2

Verb

unloved

1. simple past and past participle of unlove