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undeveloped

[ uhn-di-vel-uh pt ]

/ ˌʌn dɪˈvɛl əpt /

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adjective

not developed.

Origin of undeveloped

First recorded in 1730–40; un-¹ + develop + -ed²

Words nearby undeveloped

undesirable discharge, undetected, undetermined, undetermined nitrogen, undeterred, undeveloped, undiagnosed, undid, undies, undifferentiated, undifferentiated type fever

Example sentences from the Web for undeveloped

There 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.

Rudin |Ivan Turgenev
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

undeveloped

/ (ˌʌndɪˈvɛləpt) /

adjective

not having developed or been developed