undeveloped

  • 1undeveloped — UK US /ˌʌndɪˈveləpt/ adjective ► not developed, used, or advanced: »Rhum is the UK s largest undeveloped gas field. ► ECONOMICS used to describe countries that are much less developed economically than most others, with very little industry, and… …

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  • 2undeveloped — index deficient, dormant, imperfect, inadequate, inexperienced, juvenile, latent, partial (relating to a pan:) …

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  • 3undeveloped — 1736, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + pp. of DEVELOP (Cf. develop). In ref. to film, it is attested from 1939 …

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  • 4undeveloped — [adj] immature abortive, backward, behindhand, embryonic, half baked, ignored, inchoate, incipient, inexperienced, latent, potential, primitive, primordial, unactualized, underdeveloped, unevolved, unprogressive, untaught, untrained; concepts 485 …

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  • 5undeveloped — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not having developed or been developed …

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  • 7undeveloped — [[t]ʌ̱ndɪve̱ləpt[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n An undeveloped country or region does not have modern industries and usually has a low standard of living. The big losers will be the undeveloped countries, especially sub Saharan Africa. 2) ADJ… …

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  • 8undeveloped — un|de|vel|oped [ˌʌndıˈveləpt] adj 1.) used in order to describe land which has not yet been used for building, farming etc ▪ an undeveloped stretch of coastline 2.) used in order to describe a country or area that does not have modern industry,… …

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  • 9undeveloped — un|de|vel|oped [ ,ʌndı veləpt ] adjective 1. ) undeveloped land has not been used for building or industry 2. ) an undeveloped country is poor and does not have modern industries or advanced technology: DEVELOPING 3. ) not fully grown: The lungs… …

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  • 10undeveloped — UK [ˌʌndɪˈveləpt] / US adjective 1) undeveloped land has not been used for building or industry 2) an undeveloped country is poor and does not have modern industries or advanced technology 3) not fully grown The lungs of the foetus are still… …

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