underdeveloped

un·der·de·vel·oped

U0049800 (ŭn′dər-dĭ-vĕl′əpt)adj.1. Not fully developed: seeds with underdeveloped embryos.2. Processed in too weak a developing solution, or for too short a time, or at too low a temperature to produce a normal degree of contrast. Used of film.3. Having a low level of economic productivity and technological sophistication within the contemporary range of possibility; developing: underdeveloped countries.

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un′der·de·vel′op·ment n.

underdeveloped

(ˌʌndədɪˈvɛləpt) adj1. immature or undersized2. (Sociology) relating to societies in which both the surplus capital and the social organization necessary to advance are lacking3. (Photography) photog (of a film, plate, or print) processed in developer for less than the required time, thus lacking in contrast

un•der•de•vel•oped

(ˌʌn dər dɪˈvɛl əpt)

adj. 1. improperly or insufficiently developed. 2. (of a photographic negative) less developed than is normal, so as to produce a relatively dark positive lacking in contrast. 3. developing (def. 2). [1890–95]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	underdeveloped - relating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supplydevelopingnonindustrial - not having highly developed manufacturing enterprises; "a nonindustrial society"
	2.	underdeveloped - not yet fully developed immature - not yet mature

underdeveloped

adjective developing, third-world public health problems in the underdeveloped world

underdeveloped

adjectiveNot progressing and developing as fast as others, as in economic and social aspects:backward, lagging, undeveloped.

Translations

υπανάπτυκτοςsottosviluppato