untended

[US]/'ʌn'tendid/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. not taken care of; neglected.

Phrases & Collocations

untended garden

Example Sentences

However, the sudden fury of last night's spring rainstorm, moved those untended ferryboats away from shore, leaving them crossways in the middle of the stream.

The garden was overgrown and untended.

The abandoned house looked untended for years.

His untended wounds became infected.

The neglected animals appeared untended and hungry.

The untended mailbox was overflowing with mail.

The untended field was filled with weeds.

The untended children were left to fend for themselves.

The untended graves were covered in moss.

The untended house was falling into disrepair.

The untended garden was a haven for wildlife.

Real-world Examples

Wheels must turn steadily, but cannot turn untended.

Source: Brave New World

But for the most part the sunny valley was abandoned and desolate and the untended crops stood in parching fields.

Source: Gone with the Wind

Negroes were running up and down the street, panic in their faces; and on porches, white children sat crying untended.

Source: Gone with the Wind

Crops of unusual diversity grew in profusion and contiguity, with not an inch of ground untended.

Source: The Disappearing Horizon

She noted how the leaves on the trees were still dark green but dry and heavily coated with red dust, and how withered and sad the untended flowers in the front yard looked.

Source: Gone with the Wind

And the scene they traversed — one of those little untended woods that still, in America, fringe the tawdry skirts of civilization — acquired, as a background to Winterman, the hush of a spot aware of transcendent visitings.

Source: Humans and Ghosts (Part 1)

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