uncared-for

adjective

un·​cared-for ˌən-ˈkerd-ˌfȯr 

variants or uncared for

: not given proper or necessary attention or care : not cared for : neglected

an uncared-for garden

He had just the same uncared-for, ragged appearance that the house had.

—Lucy Maud Montgomery

… some broken men … utterly forgotten and uncared for …

—Charles Dickens

Word History

First Known Use

1597, in the meaning defined above