underdeveloped
- improperly or insufficiently developed.
- Photography. (of a negative) less developed than is normal, so as to produce a relatively dark positive lacking in contrast.
- developing(def 2).
Origin of underdeveloped
underdevelop
- to develop (something) short of the required amount: to underdevelop film.
Origin of underdevelop
Related Words for underdeveloped
disadvantaged, poor, impoverished, undeveloped, lagging, weak, embryonic, nascent, immature, small, undersized, inchoate, rudimentaryExamples from the Web for underdeveloped
Contemporary Examples of underdeveloped
Since her lower jaw is underdeveloped and her teeth never grew in, her little tongue is permanently sticking out.
Lil Bub, the World’s Cutest Cat, Stars in Documentary ‘Lil Bub & Friendz’ at TribecaMarlow Stern
April 19, 2013
As part of the speculation about his love life, a rumor had gone around that Hoover had an underdeveloped sex organ.
I think he sees the network as an underdeveloped asset that is poised to be souped up and made more relevant and competitive.
Historical Examples of underdeveloped
In some ways, compared to those of Terra, the industries of Tepokt were underdeveloped.
ExileHorace Brown Fyfe
An overdeveloped child is likely to be an underdeveloped man.
Outwitting Our NervesJosephine A. Jackson and Helen M. Salisbury
We must encourage the development of resources and enterprises in all parts of the country, particularly in underdeveloped areas.
State of the Union Addresses of Harry S. TrumanHarry S. Truman
His father and grandfather had been illiterate men and he had inherited their underdeveloped brain cells.
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922Lucy Maud Montgomery
The men had better heads than the women, underdeveloped yet comparatively well balanced.
In the Forbidden LandArnold Henry Savage Landor
underdeveloped
- immature or undersized
- relating to societies in which both the surplus capital and the social organization necessary to advance are lacking
- photog (of a film, plate, or print) processed in developer for less than the required time, thus lacking in contrast
underdevelop
- (tr) photog to process (a film, plate, or paper) in developer for less than the required time, or at too low a temperature, or in an exhausted solution
Word Origin and History for underdeveloped
underdeveloped
(ŭn′dər-dĭ-vĕl′əpt)- Not adequately or normally developed; immature.