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neglected

/nɪˈɡlɛktɪd/ adjective B2
  1. Suffering from neglect; uncared-for.
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Your son has probably neglected some prescribed form or attention in registering his cargo, and it is more than probable he will be set at liberty directly he has given the information required, whether touching the health of his crew, or the value of his freight.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 31 · C1
“You may rest assured that nothing will be neglected.”
The Valley of Fear, p. 56 · C1
Have you neglected to obtain information on that point?
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 100 · C1
In the every-day affairs of life it is more useful to reason forwards, and so the other comes to be neglected.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 80 · B2

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