undeveloped

[uhn-di-vel-uhpt]

adjective

1. not developed.

undeveloped

/ ˌʌndɪˈvɛləpt /

adjective

1. not having developed or been developed

Word History and Origins

Origin of undeveloped¹

First recorded in 1730–40; un- ¹ + develop + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Documents seen by the BBC show that several Chinese businesses have leased land and developed properties close to these sites, from undeveloped land to hotels overlooking the harbour and Palau's main airport.

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The price, Shenghe said, was worth it for a mine it had long considered “the premier undeveloped rare earth project in the world.”

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It plans to devote a majority of its capital to projects that involve building from scratch on undeveloped land.

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A group of children chanted "Stop Rosebank, the planet is for everyone" - in reference to the UK's largest undeveloped oil field - as they moved through the city centre.

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What hasn’t been resolved is what will then become of one of the region’s last great pieces of undeveloped land.

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Related Words

• backward 
• primitive 
• underdeveloped