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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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 Beginning in the 1970s and ’80s, wealthy nations exported such unloved materials as asbestos and DDT to impoverished nations like Benin and Haiti, which were desperate to develop their economies yet rarely possessed facilities capable of properly disposing of toxic materials. Scott W. Stern, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2025 Right now, real estate investment trusts are that corner of the market: unloved, cheap and boasting high, stable dividends. Michael Foster, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025 The eight-episode Season 1 of The Franchise follows the crew of an unloved franchise movie fighting for their place in a savage and unruly cinematic universe. Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 3 Jan. 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 23 Mar. 2025.

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