undeveloped
pronunciation
How to pronounce undeveloped in British English:
UK [ˌʌndɪˈveləpt]
How to pronounce undeveloped in American English:
US [ˌʌndɪˈveləpt]
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- Adjective:
- not developed
- undeveloped or unused
- (of real estate) not built upon or ready for building upon
Word Origin
- undeveloped (adj.)
- 1736, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of develop (v.). In reference to film, it is attested from 1939.
Example
- 1. Hoarding surrounds large tracts of undeveloped land .
- 2. But the market is still undeveloped .
- 3. An arms race was under way , as was competition for markets and resources in undeveloped areas of the world .
- 4. Smaller steel companies can escape notice because they sometimes generate their own electricity and the country 's grid system is undeveloped .
- 5. Colin mcateer , who runs it , says indebted irish property owners are calling him in the hope that their undeveloped land could be used this way too .