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[ uhn-di-vel-uhpt ] / ˌʌn dɪˈvɛl əpt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR undeveloped ON THESAURUS.COM
Origin of undevelopedFirst recorded in 1730–40; un-1 + develop + -ed2 Words nearby undevelopedundesirable discharge, undetected, undetermined, undetermined nitrogen, undeterred, undeveloped, undiagnosed, undid, undies, undifferentiated, undifferentiated type fever Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for undevelopedThere are still large tracts of the island, particularly on the north coast, that are undeveloped. Goodbye, Bahamas. Hello, Havana!|Clive Irving|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST But your head is undeveloped land, and more than one tech company wants to stake a claim. Apple Wants Beats So It Can Control You|Ted Gioia|May 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST Flat, undeveloped characters like Maggie and Beth could become real people. ‘The Walking Dead’ Midseason Premiere Review of ‘After’: What if Rick Was Dead?|Melissa Leon|February 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST Police discovered more than 1,000 photos in Franklin's home as well as undeveloped film, a video camera, and dozens of videotape. Grim Sleeper Serial Killer: More Victims of L.A. Monster|Christine Pelisek|December 15, 2010|DAILY BEAST
She is but a child fresh to all impressions of life, and as yet undeveloped. It was, of course, concluded that the foetus was an undeveloped twin to the boy himself. Unbegotten Child|Winston Marks Instances might be multiplied of the mischievous effects of a vicious fiscal policy in a young and undeveloped Colony. Reminiscences of Travel in Australia, America, and Egypt|Richard Tangye This observer credits the Siamese with an undeveloped sense of right and wrong, so that they are good only by accident. Man, Past and Present|Agustus Henry Keane While some had normal size and form, many of them were below size, gnarled, cracked or undeveloped and abnormal. Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916|Various
British Dictionary definitions for undeveloped
adjectivenot having developed or been developed Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to undevelopedunderdeveloped, primitive, backward, abortive, embryonic, half-baked, inchoate, incipient, inexperienced, latent, potential, primordial, untaught, untrained, behindhand, unprogressive, ignored, unevolved |