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UNATTENDED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lacking a caretaker
Example:
many casualties were lying unattended
Synonyms:
neglected; unattended
Classified under:
Similar:
uncared-for (lacking needed care and attention)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Lacking accompaniment or a guard or escort
Example:
problems unattended with danger
Classified under:
Similar:
unaccompanied (being without an escort)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Not watched
Example:
a fire left unattended
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
unsupervised (not supervised or under constant observation)
Context examples:
He has had another outbreak, which might have had a dreadful ending, but which, as it fortunately happened, was unattended with any unhappy results.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
Even Emma grew tired at last of flattery and merriment, and wished herself rather walking quietly about with any of the others, or sitting almost alone, and quite unattended to, in tranquil observation of the beautiful views beneath her.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
Eventually, some Wolong farmers, though not traditionally horse-keepers, learned from horse-keeping friends who lived outside of the reserve that they too could cash in by keeping horses—and letting them loose to graze unattended in Wolong.
(Belly up to the bamboo buffet: Pandas vs. horses, NSF)
