seldom-maintained
|sel-dom-main-tained|
/ˈsɛldəm meɪnˈteɪnd/
rarely kept up
Etymology
'seldom-maintained' originates from the combination of 'seldom' and 'maintained'. 'Seldom' comes from Old English 'seldan', meaning 'rarely', and 'maintained' comes from Old French 'maintenir', meaning 'to hold in hand'.
'Seldom' changed from Old English 'seldan' to Middle English 'seldom', and 'maintained' evolved from Old French 'maintenir' to the modern English 'maintain'.
Initially, 'seldom' meant 'rarely' and 'maintained' meant 'to hold in hand', but over time, 'maintained' evolved to mean 'to keep in good condition'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
not frequently kept in good condition or repaired.
The seldom-maintained garden was overgrown with weeds.
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