unloved

Adjective

(comparative more unloved, superlative most unloved)

Pertaining to someone or something not loved.
1914 Then, too, there was the mute appeal of this wee waif alone and unloved in the midst of the horrors of the savage jungle. — Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Beasts of Tarzan, Chapter 12

Origin

un- +‎ loved

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You could even set up your own group or look for local swappers on sites like Freecycle where you could offer your unloved beads and ask others if they have beads or old costume jewelry they would be willing to part with.
I have encouraged this because I don't want him to feel unloved, but he is starting to smell up the house.
However, canceling on your child at the last minute will leave him/her feeling rejected and unloved.
Toddlers who feel unloved find it more difficult to develop a sense of self-worth.
Moreover, the inadequate compensation awarded to slaveowners, and the suspicions engendered by the method of payment, caused much resentment, and in 1835 the trekking of farmers into unknown country in order to escape from an unloved government, which had characterized the 18th century, recommenced.

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