underdeveloped
pronunciation
How to pronounce underdeveloped in British English:
UK [ˌʌndədɪˈveləpt]
How to pronounce underdeveloped in American English:
US [ˌʌndərdɪˈveləpt]
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- Adjective:
- relating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supply
- not yet fully developed
- (of a photograph) lacking in contrast because it was left in the developer for less than the required time
Word Origin
- underdeveloped (adj.)
- 1892, in photography, from under + past participle of develop (v.). In reference to countries or regions, recorded from 1949.
Example
- 1. China 's relatively underdeveloped economy also plays a role .
- 2. The capital markets are still underdeveloped .
- 3. The relatively underdeveloped banking system would only partly mitigate the blow to the weakened economy .
- 4. Except in big cities near the coast , conventional retailing is fragmented and underdeveloped .
- 5. Pumping so much money into a fragile , underdeveloped economy has already produced an inflation rate of about 17 % .