unwatched

adjective

un·​watched

"+

: not watched : neglected, unattended

that applied science, unwatched, improperly handled, and not understood by men

—Harrison Brown

Word History

Etymology

Middle English unwached, from un- entry 1 + wached, past participle of wachen, wacchen to watch

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