underdeveloped

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underdeveloped

adjective more underdeveloped · most underdeveloped

  1. immature and not fully developed
  2. having a low level of economic productivity and technological sophistication
  3. of a film that has had insufficient development before being fixed

verb

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of underdevelop

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: nonindustrial, immature, developing, flat, insufficient, insufficiency, inadequate, deficient, disadvantaged, weak, untapped, undeveloped, retarded, depressed, lagging, outdated

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adj having a low level of economic productivity and technological sophistication

Españolsubdesarrollado
Portuguêssubdesenvolvido
Françaissous-développé
Deutschunterentwickelt
Italianosottosviluppato
العربيةمُتَخَلِّف mutaḵallif
עבריתנֶחֱשָׁל neẖshál

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@misc{underdeveloped_2026,
  title = {underdeveloped},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/underdeveloped},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}