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

Criticism and concern have also come from landowners sitting on undeveloped lots, or from homeowners who were recently included in the designated landslide zone.

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LK: On weekends while in architecture school and while making Wet, friends and I would travel up and down California looking for obscure, undeveloped hot springs.

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BlueRibbon Coalition members, meanwhile, which include off-roaders and dirt bikers, fear they’ll also face restrictions because of the “goal of maintaining the undeveloped character of the land,” according to the suit.

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A few years later, the couple bought more than 200 undeveloped acres in the Santa Monica Mountains, in the nascent community of Pacific Palisades.

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Some ash from the undeveloped hillsides may have ended up in the basin, the underground storm drain system and the landfill, Vazquez said.

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Related Words

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