An underdeveloped country or region does not have modern industries and usually has a low standard of living. Some people prefer to use the term developing.
Underdeveloped countries should be assisted by allowing them access to modern technology.
...public-health problems in the underdeveloped world.
Synonyms: developing, third-world More Synonyms of underdeveloped
underdeveloped in British English
(ˌʌndədɪˈvɛləpt)
adjective
1.
immature or undersized
2.
relating to societies in which both the surplus capital and the social organization necessary to advance are lacking
3. photography
(of a film, plate, or print) processed in developer for less than the required time, thus lacking in contrast
underdeveloped in American English
(ˌʌndərdɪˈvɛləpt)
adjective
not developed to the proper or desirable degree; specif., so inadequately developed economically and industrially as to have a relatively low standard of living
underdeveloped nations
Examples of 'underdeveloped' in a sentence
underdeveloped
`A typical remark of an underdeveloped foreign culture," Samantha retorted, impassively sipping her celery juice.
Adair, Tom (Intro) THREE KINDS OF KISSING - SCOTTISH SHORT STORIES (1971)
With or without laws and a police force, Dlasa was underdeveloped.
Aird, Catherine A DEAD LIBERTY (1971)
`I take it, Sloan, that Dlasa is what it is fashionable these days to call underdeveloped ?
Aird, Catherine A DEAD LIBERTY (1971)
Whenever he's in New York he drops in to suggest I write a book about the underdeveloped psyches of psychiatrists.
George Cockcroft THE DICE MAN (1971)
(adjective)
Definition
(of a country or its economy) lacking the finance, industries, and organization necessary to advance
public health problems in the underdeveloped world