underdeveloped
1underdeveloped — UK US /ˌʌndədɪˈveləpt/ US / dɚ / adjective ► ECONOMICS having little or no modern industry, few modern services, and a weak economy: »Many of these regions are very underdeveloped. ► not as advanced or powerful as possible or expected: »They… …
2underdeveloped — [un΄dər di vel′əpt] adj. not developed to the proper or desirable degree; specif., so inadequately developed economically and industrially as to have a relatively low standard of living [underdeveloped nations] …
3underdeveloped — 1892, in the photography sense, UNDER (Cf. under) + pp. of DEVELOP (Cf. develop). In ref. to countries or regions, recorded from 1949 …
4underdeveloped — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not fully developed. 2) (of a country or region) not advanced economically. DERIVATIVES underdevelopment noun …
5underdeveloped — adjective Date: 1892 1. not normally or adequately developed < underdeveloped muscles > < underdeveloped film > 2. having a relatively low economic level of industrial production and standard of living (as from lack of capital) < underdeveloped… …
6underdeveloped — un|der|de|vel|oped [ ,ʌndərdı veləpt ] adjective 1. ) an underdeveloped country or region is poor and does not have modern industries or advanced technology. Many people consider this to be an offensive word, and prefer to use the word developing …
7underdeveloped — [[t]ʌ̱ndə(r)dɪve̱ləpt[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n An underdeveloped country or region does not have modern industries and usually has a low standard of living. Some people dislike this term and prefer to use developing. Underdeveloped countries should be …
8underdeveloped — UK [ˌʌndə(r)dɪˈveləpt] / US [ˌʌndərdɪˈveləpt] adjective 1) economics an underdeveloped country or region is poor and does not have modern industries or advanced technology. Many people consider this to be an offensive word, and prefer to use the… …
9underdeveloped — un·der·de·vel·oped .ən dər di vel əpt adj not normally or adequately developed <underdeveloped muscles> <underdeveloped lungs> …
10underdeveloped — un|der|de|vel|oped [ˌʌndədıˈveləpt US dər ] adj 1.) underdeveloped country/region etc a country, area etc that is poor and where there is not much modern industry →developing country 2.) not having grown or developed as much as is usual or… …