unloved

adjective

un·​loved ˌən-ˈləvd How to pronounce unloved (audio)
: not loved or cherished
an unloved, abandoned dog
unloved houses
My job is to lighten the spirit and love the heck out of people who feel really unloved.Wynonna Judd

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Even better is unloved Ovintiv at 3.3x and a 3.6% yield. Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025 Lamm wouldn’t have been interested in starting on some tiny lizard or unloved beetle. D. T. Max, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025 Perhaps Musk, more unloved than ever, has learned money can’t always buy you votes, either. Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025 The eight-episode Season 1 of The Franchise followed the crew of an unloved franchise movie fighting for their place in a savage and unruly cinematic universe. Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unloved

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unloved was in the 15th century

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“Unloved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unloved. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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